Paolucci v. Adult Retardates Center, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of an employment contract, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ramirez, J.), entered February 23, 1990, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Absent an agreement establishing a fixed duration or a limitation by express agreement, employment by a private employer is presumed to be at will, and terminable by either party at any time (see, Sabetay v Sterling Drug, 69 NY2d 329, 333; Weiner v McGraw-Hill, Inc., 57 NY2d 458; Murphy v…
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