The Next Right to Work State – Oregon?

Pilotshark

Yeah I was surprised as well

My son got me a kindle fire for Christmas and I have an app that lets me read papers around the country and I cam across this article in an Oregon paper.

A right to work law in Oregon would go a long way to the concept spreading IMO

Thanks for stopping by

arkpdx

At Will does not mean able to fire for illegal (or discriminating) reasons

What made the termination "wrongful"?

At will employment = A common-law rule that an employment contract of indefinite duration can be terminated by either the employer or the employee at any time for any reason; also known as terminable at will

In the U.S. exceptions to this doctrine which make the termination illegal also exist.

Thus far, these exceptions have fallen into three

broad categories: (1) breach of contract by the employer, (2) breach of an implied Covenant of Good Faith and fair dealing, and (3) violation of public policy by the employer

So At Will is not really an unbridled ability to fire people

arkpdx

I was a HR Director in Wisconsin (based) with plants in multiple right-to-work states and we were forced to defend multiple termination cases every year and won most of them, but lost a couple here and there when bias was proven by the ex-employee.

A wrongful termination would have to be based on a protected class status, a breech of implied contract or some valid premise but they are defensible. I am now semi-retired and consult with several companies and attorneys on the development of personnel policies, specifically recruiting, promotion and termination policies to insure that they are non-discriminatory and legally compliant.

SOunds ot me like your friend got a raw deal from a bad, bad Administrative Law Judge and should appeal to the state labor board.