Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury - Multiple Choice Questions - Learn & Prevent

Which U.S. employment doctrine allows employers to discharge employees for no reason?

1. Equal Employment Opportunity

2. Employment-at-will

3. Right-to-Work

4. Fair Labor Standards Act

The correct answer is: Employment-at-will

Employment-at-will is a common law doctrine in the United States that allows employers to terminate employees for any reason, as long as it is not illegal. This means that an employer can fire an employee without providing a reason or justification. This doctrine is often referred to as the "master-servant" rule, where the employer is considered the "master" and the employee is the "servant." The other options, while related to employment laws and regulations, do not specifically address the issue of discharging employees for no reason. Equal Employment Opportunity (A) prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on protected characteristics such as race, gender, religion, etc. It does not give employers the right to terminate employees without reason. Right-to-Work (C) refers to laws that allow employees to work in unionized workplaces without being required to join a union. It does not address