Legal Opinion
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Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided October 8, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. Doherty:
You advise this office that the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Disposal District contemplates the termination of an unclassified district employee. This employee has no employment contract. In addition, this employee has recently been convicted of a felony offense. The District presents questions to this office concerning the legality of the proposed termination.
At the outset, it is necessary to discuss the at-will employment doctrine. The source of the at-will doctrine in Louisiana is Civil Code Article 2747, stating:
Art. 2747. Contract of servant terminable at will of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Bell v. Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
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