{"id":1711,"date":"2018-03-01T18:54:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T18:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-labor-employment-law\/?page_id=1711"},"modified":"2023-11-11T17:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T17:48:20","slug":"hard-to-prove-wrongful-termination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-labor-employment-law\/blog\/hard-to-prove-wrongful-termination\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Hard to Prove Wrongful Termination?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

Every state except Montana is an \u201cat-will\u201d employment state, meaning employment is always voluntary for employees and employers. An employee is free to quit their job at any time, for any reason, and an employer is free to fire employees at any time, for any reason that doesn\u2019t involve discrimination, harassment, or retaliation<\/a>. Most companies will offer a legitimate reason for firing employees\u2014such as performance, attendance, or misconduct\u2014but employers are under no obligation to do so. If your manager believes you are a \u201cpoor fit\u201d within the company or your hiring just \u201cisn\u2019t working out,\u201d there\u2019s nothing to stop the employer from legally firing you.<\/p>\n

That said, there are situations where an employee is fired illegally, and there are federal laws to protect against wrongful termination. There are four circumstances that generally qualify for wrongful termination:<\/p>\n