An Update on the Laws of Resignation: “You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!”

Author: By Kimberly D. Darling, Simon Kent and Ashley Prommer
Current to: May 2024

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Available as part of CLEBC’s Courses on Demand subscription, “An Update on the Laws of Resignation: ‘You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!’ was prepared by authors Kimberly D. Darling, Simon Kent, and Ashley Prommer of Kent Employment Law for CLEBC’s Employment Law Conference 2024.

The article discusses the legal aspects of resignations in the employment context, focusing on cases where the clarity and voluntariness of resignations are crucial. It highlights the key authorities on voluntary resignation tests, recent case decisions, the employee’s ability to rescind a resignation, the employer’s response to resignation notices, the concept of “wrongful resignation,” and the employee’s implied duty to provide reasonable notice of resignation.

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