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Annotated Bibliography On Employment Law

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Annotated Bibliography

Students are required to write an annotated bibliography of two additional research topic links to the dissertation subject selected. The annotated bibliography will discuss cites, summaries, evaluate the topics and provide reflection of the publications.

Cite
Wrongful termination: Take 6 steps to keep firings from burning you. (2012). HR Specialist: North Carolina Employment Law, 6(12), 4.
Summarize:
The study reviewed six stages to reduce an employer's undeserved termination practices. The at-will-employment-law states that an employer can terminate an employee at any time without proper reasoning. However; if the employee can prove discriminatory or the employer is not providing a safe working environment a wrongful …show more content…

The HR Specialist: North Carolina Employment Law department provided the research. The publication are designed to provide assessment regarding utilize of the employment-law. The other sources are similar because the authors take into account the possibility of the at-will-employment-law revision. Some of the research is presented from a social environment point of view and the other research is offered from a legal perspective. The authors are experts in there publication because of their education, and the documents were retrieve from a scholarly, database located the Argosy University library.

Reflect: The source was helpful and the research provides an opportunity to become familiar with the “at-will-employment law.” This article will assist me in assessing and selecting information that will validate my research topic. My viewpoint is in agreement with the author’s publication, as mention above, it’s time to consider revising the at-will-employment …show more content…

The HR Specialist: North Carolina Employment Law department provided the research. The publication are designed to provide assessment regarding utilize of the employment-law. The other sources are similar because the authors take into account the possibility of the at-will-employment-law revision. Some of the research is presented from a social environment point of view and the other research is offered from a legal perspective. The authors are experts in there publication because of their education, and the documents were retrieve from a scholarly, database located the Argosy University

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