The exception to employment-at-will doctrine recognized by all 50 states is:

A) discharge without cause
B) discharge immediately after hiring
C) discharge for cause
D) retaliatory discharge

Employment-At-Will Doctrine

A legal principle that allows employers to terminate employees at any time without reason, just as employees can leave at any time without reason, absent a contractual or statutory exception.

Retaliatory Discharge

The act of an employer firing an employee as a form of punishment for engaging in legally protected activities.

Discharge Without Cause

is the termination of employment without a specified reason, often subject to legal and ethical considerations.