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last-straw doctrine

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A quick definition of last-straw doctrine:

Last-Straw Doctrine: This is a rule in employment law that says if an employee has been doing a bad job for a while, and then does something really bad that shows they don't care about their job or their employer, they can be fired. It's like when you keep spilling your milk at dinner, and your mom tells you to be more careful, but then you purposely knock over the whole glass on the floor. That's the last straw, and you might get in trouble.

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Definition: The last-straw doctrine is a rule in employment law that allows an employer to terminate an employee's contract if there is a series of incidents of poor performance, none of which alone would justify termination, followed by a final incident that shows a blatant disregard for the employer's interests.

Example: An employee has been warned several times about being late to work, missing deadlines, and not completing tasks to the required standard. However, the final straw is when the employee is caught stealing from the company. This final incident shows a blatant disregard for the employer's interests and justifies the termination of the employee's contract.

Explanation: The last-straw doctrine allows an employer to consider the entire history of an employee's performance when making a decision to terminate their contract. It recognizes that a single incident may not be enough to justify termination, but a pattern of poor performance followed by a final incident can be. In the example given, the employee's repeated poor performance was not enough to justify termination, but the final incident of theft was the last straw that led to the termination of their contract.

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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:23
Ill just keep arguing for more money off until I get it or they end up paying me to take it lmao
18:24
what other guns ya got
are we losing hope for gtown lol
yeah i dont think gtown does A's this late unfortunately
18:25
it is like 630 on a friday there bud
18:25
think it is safe to say it aint happenin today\
damn it was a slow day today
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I got a custom built Leftie ar15 I run suppressed, a regular ar15, a .270 axis savage bolt gun, xd9, xd40 and have my AR10 I run suppressed.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I do not think we will see a wave until after thanksgiving. Adcoms will be nice and not ruin someones thanksgiving with an R
18:28
ruin my thanksgiving law schools uwu
PerpetualCheerfulBeaver
18:53
I really thought a texas schools wave was going to hit today...guess it will be December 1
7Rings
19:00
No news is good news 😜
PerpetualCheerfulBeaver
19:10
the mentality im embracing
ClassyPleasantHeron
19:23
You will see some A waves next week, just before Thanksgiving. Schools like to give people things to talk about over the holidays.
19:26
my predict monday berk from earlier td
snow
19:33
Oregon decision rendered…
snow
19:33
Bro why don’t they just tell me lol
damn ive been under review for a month and no movement, when did u apply snow?
snow
19:39
The day apps opened. I still don’t know what the decision is tho lol
Dang. Crossing my fingers for you!!
snow
19:41
Thank you!!
shaquilleoatmeal
19:44
Snow dude wtf you been
snow
19:46
Working! I was prepping for a trial but it got reset!
snow
19:47
Have you don your gulc interview?
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
@snow: snow!!!! I’m in Oregon should I break into admissions office and demand your decision be sent
shaquilleoatmeal
19:49
Better to be prepared than not, otherwise it always happens when you don’t prep
shaquilleoatmeal
19:50
Yea did it a week and half ago, told us we won’t hear anything until end of December if we’re lucky, most likely first week of jan
shaquilleoatmeal
19:50
Said no one works after Monday this week and no one works week of Christmas
shaquilleoatmeal
19:50
So holiday takes time away from app review
snow
19:54
True @shaq and do it jumpy!!
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