New York Wrongful Termination Law
Many individuals are employed "at will", in New York which means they don't have a formal employment contract with their employer and New York state law allows their employment to be ended at any time, or that they do have a written contract which contains an "at will" clause with the same effect. However, even "at will" employees are entitled to specific legal protections against wrongful termination, and cannot be fired for reasons that violate the law or public policy.
Some states will permit an "at will" employee to bring a lawsuit on the basis that the employer violated an implied covenant of "good faith and fair dealing" in association with the termination decision. In such states, even with an at-will employee, the employer must extend some degree of fairness in the decision to terminate employment.
The term "wrongful termination" or "wrongful discharge" covers employee actions alleging that the employer wrongfully fired the employee. Wrongful termination can be based on several theories, including breach of an employment contract ,violation of public policy ,constructive discharge, as well as the protection given by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 and comparable state laws to an employee who reports wrongdoing
However, simply because a person was terminated and it was deemed "wrongful" it does not mean that the termination was "unlawful." Although all employees are at-will in the state of New York, if there is proof of the existence of an express or implied contract then the employee can only be terminated for "just" or "good" cause.
E,mployment law deals with issues involving sexual harassment, discriminations, gender, hostile work environment, contract disputes and wrongful termination.
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