Imagine that you work for an employer, that you are not unionized, that your employment is not protected by seniority and that you have not signed any type of employment contract. restrictive employment. Your manager can let you go at any time if they want. Today, some say it's not fair. There is this term called employment – ​​at will. According to the oversight text, at-will employment is a “legal concept under which employers can terminate employees at any time and for any reason, except unlawful discrimination and contractual or other restrictions ( Leonard 193). » This was first stated in the case of Payne v. Western & Atlantic RR Co., which stated: "...to dismiss or retain employees at will for cause or without cause, or even for bad cause, without being guilty of an illegal act per se . …a right which an employee may exercise in the same manner… (Twomey 584).” This means that an employee is not obliged to continue working for an employer if they do not wish to; they are also free to terminate their employment at any time. More than eighty percent of the nation's workforce is employed at-will and lacks the support of a union, government, or individual negotiators to intervene in a "no cause" termination. “The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws adopted the Model Employment Termination Act, which each state can enact to protect the millions of at-will workers employed in the United States from being terminated without “good cause” (Twomey 585) . This paper will discuss the exceptions used to determine whether there has been an unjustified rejection, review cases for examples, and state positions on recognizing exceptions. It seems unfair for an employer to fire an employee without cause. But our federal and state governments are... middle of paper ......chu, Michael. “Just cause versus employment at will.” Business ideas for small businesses and home businesses. Advice, start-ups, information and marketing and management resources derived from commercial know-how. 2000. Internet. February 5, 2011. .Leonard, Edwin C. Management Control Concepts and Practices. 11th ed. Manson: South-Western, 2010. 193. Print. Mahoney, Shanan M. “Paper Employment At Will.” Home page for on-call HR services. 2008. Internet. February 13, 2011. .Muhl, Charles J. “The Employment-at-Will Doctrine: Three Major Exceptions.” Bureau of Labor Statistics. January 2001. Web. February 16, 2011. .Twomey, David P. Labor and employment law: texts and cases. 14th ed. Mason, OH: Southwest West, 2010. 584-85. Print.