Cardozo Law Review de•novo
Volume
2020
First Page
112
Last Page
125
Publication Date
2020
Document Type
Essay
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.
Keywords
Employment, Employment Practice and the Law, Labor Law, Duty of Loyalty, Business and the Law, Estates and Trusts, War
Recommended Citation
Andrew Melzer & David Tracey,
Employers Should Owe a Duty of Loyalty to Their Workers,
2020
Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo
112
(2020).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/75
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