Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of Labor

How courts have described this case

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• noting “[i]t is unquestionably true” that an employee, facing an imminent termination, reaps a benefit by quitting and “hav[ing] a less-than-perfect work record erased”
• acknowledging the benefits both employees and employers gain from such an agreement
• employee resigned when given the choice to quit or be fired; separation was tantamount to discharge
• there must be “actual imminence of a feared discharge” to render a leaving involuntary

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