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Wrongful Termination

March 30, 2016 by: Content Team

Wrongful termination describes a situation in which an employee has been terminated from his job, and the termination breaches terms of his employment contract, or is otherwise not in accordance with state or federal employment laws. This legal term was born with the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, which made firing an employee based on race or creed illegal. […]

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