IntroductionThe purpose of this research is to prove that the doctrine of employment at will does not protect the employed population in the United States. The fact that if you look at the way the doctrine is written, it protects employers and businesses, which therefore creates discrimination. This in itself creates an unsafe and sometimes unstable work environment due to the risk of high turnover, costly training, and low employee morale. There are certain factors that must be considered in the at-will employee doctrine, such as union protection, economics, contracts versus employment, discrimination, and the current economic situation of the United States. The United States is numerous; However, most employees have questions when they leave their jobs. The at-will employment doctrine is as follows: According to Cornell Law School (2013), “the at-will employment doctrine refers to the presumption that employment is for an indefinite period and may be terminated either by the employer or by the employee” (Cornell, 2013). This approach has been challenged in court on numerous occasions because it constitutes an interpretation of employment relations. This actually justifies discrimination and has propelled union relations with employees seeking protection and equal bargaining power. These pro-union voices view unions as capable of demanding good faith bargaining from the employer, job security, and other benefits (Cornell, 2013). The Department of Labor is set up to protect those who experience illegal treatment, but without legal representation necessary, the at-will employment doctrine protects e...... middle of paper ......Phoenix Custom e-text edition] McGraw-Hill 2007, Boston MA. Phillips, J. (2000). Affirmative Action Plans: Do You Have to? Retrieved from: http://www.hr.com/servlets/sfs?&t=/Default/gateway&i=1116423256281&b=1116423256281&application=story&active=no&ParentID=1119278127940&StoryID=1119643754734Cornel, (2013). Doctrine of Employment at Will http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/employment-at-will_doctrine Jeanne Duquette Gorr, The Model Termination Law: Fruitful Seed or Noxious Weed? 31 DUQLR 111 (fall 1992); see also Robert W. Fisher, “When Workers are Disceded—an Overview,” Monthly Labor Review, June 1973, pp. 4-17. Nolo, Law for All (nd). Employment at will: what does it mean? http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/employment-at-will-definition-30022.html Ministry of Labor, (2013). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/elaws/