The concept of “at-will employment” basically means that an employer can fire its employee for any reason or no reason at all without warning. On the other hand, an employee can quit whenever he or she wants to. The doctrine of “at-will employment” or emerged at the end of the 19th century, when government intervened very little in issues related to business and employment relations. It was the time when the free market dictated all employment policies. Later the labor movement and collective bargaining eliminated employment at-will for unionized workers. Employers were supposed to demonstrate a “just cause” before applying disciplinary measures or firing an employee of the organized company. […]
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Immigration to the USA is usually a complicated and long process. Sometimes you will need an immigration attorney right from the very beginning in order to understand whether you are qualified and what your chances are. Your next step, when you are already here, would be to look for a job. This is also a painstaking process that may take months. You will dramatically increase your chances, if you get acquainted with some basics of the US immigration and employment law.
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