Philosophy 2074F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Richard Epstein, Due Process, Sough

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2074F/G
• Professor: Rodney Parker

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Epstein, werhane, and radin on employment at will lecture 17. Employment at will is the doctrine that employment is voluntary and indefinite for both the employee and the employer. With regard to the employee, this means that, in the absence of legislation or contract, they can terminate their employment at any time. The employee has the right to voluntarily exchange their labour with an employer and the right to cease this exchange. With regard to the employer, this means that, in the absence of legislation or contract, they can hire whomever they want, and may release or fire an employee at any time without having to offer a reaso(cid:374). E(cid:373)ployers do (cid:374)ot ha(cid:448)e to pro(cid:448)e (cid:862)just (cid:272)ause(cid:863) for ter(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374), or gi(cid:448)e (cid:449)ar(cid:374)i(cid:374)g. In addition to this, employers cannot be obligated to employ someone that they do not want to, just as e(cid:373)ployees (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot (cid:271)e o(cid:271)ligated to (cid:449)ork for so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e they do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to.