Abstract
Utah recently joined the growing number ofjurisdictions that recognize limitations on employers' absolute right to terminate employees. This recognition signals a departure from the traditional rule that allowed an employer to terminate an employee for "no cause, good cause, or even cause morally wrong without fear of liability." In particular, the Utah Supreme Court recognized an implied contract exception to the employment-at-will rule. According to the implied contract exception, an employer's promissory representations, including those found in employee handbooks, may be used to limit the employer's absolute discretion to terminate an employment relationship.
Recommended Citation
Shaughnessy, Todd M.
(1992)
"Johnson v. Morton Thiokol and Handbook
Disclaimers: Allowing Employers to Have
Their Cake and Eat It Too,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1992:
No.
3, Article 13.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1992/iss3/13