This entry, part of the Employment Law 101 series by Ross Runkel, discusses the employment at-will doctrine. It covers its definition,

This entry, part of the Employment Law 101 series by Ross Runkel, discusses the employment at-will doctrine. It covers its definition, operation, and key exceptions.

In U.S. labor law, at-will employment allows an employer to dismiss an employee for any non-illegal reason, without prior warning.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ross Gelbspan's 1997 book, *The Heat Is On: The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate*, documents the reality and acceleration of global

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ross Gelbspan's 1997 book, *The Heat Is On: The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate*, documents the reality and acceleration of global warming.

Gelbspan exposes the campaign by oil and coal interests, teamed with conservative politicians, to confuse the public. He was an early voice in urging people to confront the facts of climate change.