AT WILL OR NOT?
In February, 1999 The Honorable Judge Thomas Moore, Former Chief Judge of the District Court entered a controversial opinion in the matter of Bell v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, et al., 40 F. Supp.2d 307, 1999. If it is left up to the Honorable Judge Thomas Moore, The Wrongful Discharge Act (hereinafter "The Act"), which has been law in the Territory since 1986, will become history. The Virgin Islands will then revert back to the traditional rule of an "At Will" jurisdiction under Restatement Second of Agency, which permits employment contracts to be terminated at the will of the employer or employee.   full article