Employment At-Will: Utah
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Benjamin Harmon, Callister, Nebeker & McCullough; Elizabeth Dunning, Holland & Hart LLP
Summary
- In Utah, employment relationships are presumably at-will. See The At-Will Relationship.
- Utah courts recognize various exceptions to the at-will presumption, including contracts, statutory protections and public policy. See Employment At-Will Exceptions.
- In Utah, an at-will employee may challenge his or her termination by asserting certain tort claims. See Tort Exceptions.