Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Re: Can you be forced to sign something by your employer?

Under New York law, absent an agreement to the contrary, the employer-employee relationship is one known as "employment at will." This means that an employer can fire you for any reason or no reason at all, as long as it does not violate an anti-discrimination statute or other statute (such as a whistleblower statute).

Thus, whether you sign the document or not, you are subject to the "employment at will" doctrine, which, by the way, is why you can quit a job at any time with no liability. (By the way, I'm assuming that you do not have a seperate employment contract and are not part of a union for collective bargaining purposes).

-- Kenneth J. Ashman; [email protected]; 156 W. 56th Street, Suite 3575, New York, NY 10019; www.lawyers.com/alo