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Apparently you are unfamiliar with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment

I guess you don't work in the United States? Because it's certainly fine for him to be fired for this.

the page you refer to hardly makes it look so cut and dry. how would California's exemptions to at will employment factor into this situation? >http://www.hullmcguire.com/pdf/Hull%20McGuire%20-%20Californ...

Nice catch ;) The "implied contract" at-will exception in CA in recent years can be avoided by specific language and precautions in your contract. So yes, theoretically a former employee can sue and win for unjust termination, but practically speaking this never happens, particularly for large, careful employers.

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