Employment Contracts

The employment relationship in California is governed by Labor Code section 2922.  Labor Code section 2922 states, “An employment, having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on notice to the other.”  This is known as “at-will” employment. But an…Read More

Employment contracts are an exception to the assumption that all employment is “at-will” employment. “At-will employment means the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without notice and with or without “cause.” Generally speaking the employment relationship under California…Read More

California courts have stated the employment relationship in California is “primarily contractual.” This a misnomer because the employer and employee relationship is a special legal relationship that is framed by a mixture of statutory, contract, tort and criminal law. Even the foregoing phrase “primarily contractual”…Read More