
Workplace Torts and Statutory Tunnel Vision
A fact that every attorney working in employment law knows, or should know, is that by and large most employment in the United States is "at will." What that means is, the employer can hire/not hire, terminate, or generally treat their employee's how they wish, so long as they are not breaking a law in the process. Of course, nearly all union contracts protect the employee from the "at will" doctrine. That is, generally, if you are a union member, your employer can only te