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JOHNSTON v. WILLIAM E. WOOD & ASSOCIATES

Record No. 151160.

787 S.E.2d 103 (2016)

Brenda JOHNSTON v. WILLIAM E. WOOD & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 2, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah A. Denton, III ( Rhiannon M. Jordan ; Jeremiah A. Denton, IV ; Jeremiah A. Denton III, P.C., on briefs), Virginia Beach, for appellant.

Brian G. Muse , Williamsburg ( Lindsey A. Lewis ; LeClairRyan, Richmond, on brief), for appellee.

Amici Curiae: Virginia Chamber of Commerce; Society for Human Resource Management, Virginia Society for Human Resource Management State Council; Virginia Assisted Living Association; Virginia Retail Merchants Association; Virginia Restaurant Lodging & Travel Association ( Karen S. Elliott ; George A. Somerville ; Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott; Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond, on brief), in support of appellee.

PRESENT: All the Justices

More than 100 years ago, we held that when an employment contract does not specify a time period for its duration, "either party is ordinarily at liberty to terminate it at-will on giving reasonable notice of his intention to do so." Stonega Coal & Coke Co. v. Louisville & Nashville...

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