An employment, having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on notice to the other. Employment for a specified term means an employment for a period greater than one month.
Cal. Lab. Code § 2922
Termination of Employment
Applied in 153 court decisions — leading case 47 Cal. 3d 654 - Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. (1988)
Most recently applied in Tam v. Qualcomm, Inc. (January 2018)
Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1607.
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