“Employment at-will” is a legal doctrine providing that either party to an employment relationship may terminate the relationship at any time for any reason (or no reason).  Over the years, a number of exceptions to the doctrine have developed.  Today, most of those exceptions fall into three categories: (1) termination in breach of a contract (either express or implied); (2) termination in violation of an anti-discrimination or other statute; and (3) termination in violation of public policy.     

I am a lawyer and an entrepreneur in Denver.  This is the eleventh in a series of posts about legal issues affecting startups.