wrongful constructive discharge
Wrongful constructive discharge is a form of wrongful termination where, instead of directly firing the employee , the employer creates working conditions so intolerable that the employee is effectively forced to resign. This resignation is not truly voluntary but is a result of the employer’s actions or the working environment being so unbearable that a reasonable person in the employee’s position would feel compelled to quit . Working conditions might become intolerable through insults, humiliation, demotion, or other forms of improper discrimination against the employee. For a claim of wrongful constructive discharge to be valid, the employer must violate the employment contract or public law by targeting the employee.
[Last reviewed in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team ]
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