WRONGFUL DISCHARGE at Law Glossary

What is it? When an employee is fired for reasons that are not legitimate, typically either because they are unlawful or because they violate the terms of an employment contract.

Legal Definition Added By: Gracie

Send To Friends!

If you'd like to send the WRONGFUL DISCHARGE definition to yourself or to your friends/colleagues, just enter the e-mail addresses in the boxes below -

We hope you now understand the meaning of WRONGFUL DISCHARGE. If you need any more information on this term, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Other Similar Law Terms:

Legal Term QC is See Queens Counsel

Legal Term Self-Destructing Trust Clause is A provision in a life insurance trust under which, if any of the proceeds are included in the insureds gross estate (as when the insured dies within three years of having given the policy to the trustee), the proceeds are paid back to the insureds estat

Legal Term Driving While Intoxicated is Usually a reference to driving a motor vehicle while impaired due to alcohol consumption. Sometimes this may extend to other intoxicants like illegal drugs or prescription medication.

Legal Term ESTATE is All the property a person owns.

Legal Term EASEMENT is Gives one party the right to go onto another partys property. Utilities often get easements that allow them to run pipes or phone lines beneath private property.