Johanna decides she is bored with her current job and is ready to quit. She wants to take some time off and then look for a new job in a different city. Her co-worker tells Johanna to check the company handbook to make sure her reasons for quitting are acceptable. Johanna knows this is not necessary because of the legal doctrine, ________.

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The legal doctrine of employment at will means that either the employer or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, as long as it is not based on discrimination. Therefore, Johanna does not need to check the company handbook for acceptable reasons for quitting as she has the right to do so under the employment at will doctrine.

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