Employer-Employee Employment Relationship

Effective Date

June 12, 2017

Last Revision Date

June, 2023 

Responsible Party

Human Resources

Scope

All non-faculty employees  

Purpose 

Virginia is a “right to work state” and therefore a non-faculty employee’s employment

relationship with Marymount University (the “University”)  is “employment-at-will” unless superseded by State law where applicable. 

Policy Statement

By accepting an offer of employment, each employee voluntarily enters into an employment relationship with the University, and agrees that the employee is free to resign at any time, with or without cause or reason. Similarly, the employee agrees that the University may terminate this employment at any time, with or without cause or reason. 

The status of the “at will” relationship can only be changed by a written agreement signed by the University’s President. The employee should not rely on verbal comments made by anyone in The University as a guarantee for specific privileges, working conditions, or future or continued employment. A full-time faculty’s employment relationship with the university is specified in the Full-Time Faculty Handbook. A part-time faculty’s employment relationship with the university is specified in the Part-Time Faculty Handbook.