QUESTION
At Will Employment Agreement
Asked on Aug 26th, 2014 on Employment Contracts - North Carolina
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I live in North Carolina and signed an employment agreement (part-time employee). It says: The Employee shall be employed at will. If the Employee terminates the agreement, s/he shall provide the School with at least 60 days advance written notice of his/her intention to do so. What happens if I quit my job without the 60 days notice? I worked for only 5 days and left the job. I submitted a resignation letter the fifth day. Neither the agreement nor the employee handbook say what would be the consequences. I thought that at will employment means that I can break the contract at any time, but I am not sure about the "advanced written notice". Thanks.
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Employment-at-will means you can terminate the employment relationship for any reason (i.e. quit for any reason). However, you can still have an at-will relationship, and agree to provide a notice period even though you have the right to quit for any reason. Normally the contract should provide the remedy (what the employer could get) if you violate the contract. If it does not day, then it may well be that there is no remedy for the employer. I recommend getting an experienced employment attorney to review the agreement just in case.
Answered on Sep 10th, 2014 at 12:43 PM
I am an experienced attorney focusing on employment law in North Carolina and Tennessee. This post/response is not meant to constitute legal advice.