At-Will Employment: Origins, Applications, Exceptions and Expansions in the Public Service

International Journal of Public Administration, 2006

Florida State University College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 227

35 Pages Posted: 22 Nov 2006

Abstract

The author describes the development of the employment at will doctrine in American law and the creation of statutory and judicial exceptions to ameliorate its effects. Legal scholarship criticizing and defending the doctrine is reviewed, as are reform initiatives. Against this backdrop, the author considers the expansion of at-will employment to the civil service workforce. The author concludes that constitutional objections to the expansion will not succeed in halting it, and predicts that this expansion will have a detrimental effect on the transparency of governmental operations and management.

Suggested Citation

Gertz, Sally, At-Will Employment: Origins, Applications, Exceptions and Expansions in the Public Service. International Journal of Public Administration, 2006, Florida State University College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 227, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=946481

Sally Gertz (Contact Author)

Florida State University ( email )

Tallahassee, FL 32306
United States

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