Missouri At Will Policy and Agreement

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This policy informs the employee that employment with the company is "at will".

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FAQ

Missouri is an at-will employment state.

Missouri is an at-will employee state. This means an employer may terminate an employee at any time and for any reason (with a few limited exceptions, discussed below) unless the employee had a written employment contract.

If you have been fired by your employer in Missouri you may be able to sue for wrongful termination if your employment was terminated illegally under Missouri labor laws. Most employees in Missouri working on hourly wages are employed under at-will conditions.

This means that both the employer and employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason, as long as there is no employment contract to the contrary, there is no discrimination under civil rights laws (based on race, color, age, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex, or physical/mental

This document is not a contract, but rather is known as an at-will employment agreement. Employers might ask employees to sign an offer letter, handbook acknowledgment, or other document agreeing to at-will employment, for example.

Employers can terminate at-will employees at any time for almost any reason, even without an explanation or warning. Contract employees usually have clearly defined language in their contracts pertaining to discipline and termination. At-will limitations protect employees from wrongful termination situations.

At-will contracts between an employee and an employer mean that the employee may be terminated at any time, for any reason, and the employer does not need to give any notice when this happens. No specific document is needed for this contract, so many workers are surprised to find out about their at-will status.

Typically these claims arise when an employee: 1) refuses to engage in an illegal activity; 2) blows the whistle on illegal activity; or 3) exercises his or her workers' compensation rights. An employee cannot bring a wrongful termination claim simply because he or she was terminated.

Missouri operates under at-will employment laws, which state that an employee may be terminated any time, as long as they do not have an employment contract promising them employment for a specific period of time.

At-will means that an employer can terminate an employee at any time for any reason, except an illegal one, or for no reason without incurring legal liability.

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Missouri At Will Policy and Agreement