Year: 1989
Type: report
Abstract: In the last ......., state cnnts in IIIiU1Y areas of the United states have ruled in favor of eqlloyeeB alleqin;J they were inptcp::rly disnissed.Many eccn::IIIi.stshave c:::a1t:endIBd that any j.xJicial or legislative departure fran the eqlloyDBlt-at-will doctrine is 1&:JL iw arxl inefficient because it restricts eqlloyDBlt flexibility arxl !leedau of a;liuact.'Ihis paper advarres an eIItlluti.a1aIytheaIy of unjust-di .....ipsal leqislatial in ~d1 eqlloyer gro.lpS eventually Sll(:pOl't unjust-d1snissa] leqislatial in respalSe to the threat of 1aJ:ge arxl variable damage awards inp:sed by the judicial system.Legislation is scu;)ht to clearly define prcp!rty rights arxl to limit eqlloyer liability.In ~to the CXiWUI law, the unjust-diSllissal laws that have been p",poeed.are likely to result in SIIIa1ler awards, reduce uncertainty, resolve displtes rapidly, arxl reduce legal arxl other transactialS costs.An institutialal arxl E!IIpirical analysis Sl!pp"'T'ts the ccnclusial that the pIqXlSal of unjust-di sni sm l leqislatial is a respCllSe to cx:urt rulin3s that weaken and cbfusc:ate the eqllcyers' right to disn i ss eqlloyeeB at will.'Ihis evideooe is i.ncc:naistent with the cx:nvent:iala1 political--=a~view of unjust-disnissa 1 leqislatial.
DOI: 10.3386/w3127
Author: Alan Krueger
Institution: Princeton University
Language: English
Topic: Labor Law and Work Dynamics
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3121920934