wrongful termination

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• wrongful termination — A legal claim that an employee has been fired for an illegal reason, such as discrimination, breach of contract, or in violation of public policy. (See also: wrongful termination in violation of public policy) Category: Employment Law & HR →… …   Law dictionary

• wrongful termination — ➔ termination …   Financial and business terms

• wrongful termination in violation of public policy — A legal claim that an employee has been illegally fired for reasons that most people would find morally or ethically repugnant. In many states, for example, an employee can sue for wrongful termination in violation of public policy after being… …   Law dictionary

• Wrongful Termination Claim — A claim filed in a court of law by someone who believes they were wrongly terminated from their job. Wrongful termination claims are filed when an employee believes they have been fired in violation of federal and state anti discrimination laws,… …   Investment dictionary

• wrongful termination —    The discharge from a job that a court rules is illegal. An employee has the right to sue her or his employer for wrongful dismissal and to seek damages for loss of wages and benefits, as well as, in certain circumstances, punitive damages. For …   Business law dictionary

• Wrongful dismissal — Wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is an idiom and legal phrase, describing a situation in which an employee s contract of employment has been terminated by the employer in circumstances where the… …   Wikipedia

• termination — The action taken by a secured party to end or give up its interest in collateral. For personal property collateral, a termination may be entered into the public record by using a standard form called a UCC 3. American Banker Glossary * * *… …   Financial and business terms

• termination — noun 1 ending of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ early, premature ▪ abrupt ▪ wrongful ▪ She sued the company for wrongful termination. VERB + TERMINATION …   Collocations dictionary

• termination — End in time or existence; close; cessation; conclusion. Perruccio v. Allen, 156 Conn. 282, 240 A.2d 912, 914. Word for purposes of insurance, refers to the expiration of a policy by lapse of the policy. Waynesville Sec. Bank v. Stuyvesant Inc. Co …   Black's law dictionary

• wrongful dismissal — The termination of an employee s contract of employment in a manner that is not in accordance with that contract. Thus when an employee is dismissed without the correct notice entitlement (in circumstances that do not justify summary dismissal)… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• wrongful — adj. Wrongful is used with these nouns: ↑act, ↑arrest, ↑conduct, ↑conviction, ↑death, ↑dismissal, ↑imprisonment, ↑termination …   Collocations dictionary