Employers Should Owe a Duty of Loyalty to Their Workers

Authors

Andrew Melzer, Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP
David Tracey, Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP

Document Type

Essay

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

An employee’s overarching legal commitment to his or her employer is commonly known as the “duty of loyalty.” This lopsided duty of loyalty exacerbates the inordinate power that employers possess over their workers. We propose that the duty of loyalty owed by workers to their employers be made reciprocal: employers should also owe a general duty of loyalty and care towards their employees.

Publisher

Cardozo Law Review de·novo

Volume

2020

First Page

112

Recommended Citation

Melzer, Andrew and Tracey, David, "Employers Should Owe a Duty of Loyalty to Their Workers" (2020). Cardozo Law Review de•novo. 75.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/75