Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB755: Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act."
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "GOOD FAITH IN EMPLOYMENT ACT"; TO ABOLISH EMPLOYMENT AT WILL AND TO REQUIRE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION DECISIONS BE MADE IN GOOD FAITH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act entitled the "good faith in employment act"; to abolish employment at will and to require employment termination decisions be made in good faith; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "GOOD FAITH IN EMPLOYMENT ACT"; TO ABOLISH EMPLOYMENT AT WILL AND TO REQUIRE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION DECISIONS BE MADE IN GOOD FAITH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Good Faith in Employment Act." SECTION 2. The purpose of this act is to abolish employment at will and to require that decisions to terminate the employment of employees be made for good-faith business reasons only. It is the intent of the Legislature that this act be interpreted as liberally as necessary to accomplish these purposes. SECTION 3. The following terms, when used in this act, shall have the following meaning: (a) "Constructive discharge" means the voluntary termination of employment by an employee, because of a situation created by an act or omission of the employer that an objective, reasonable person would find so intolerable that voluntary termination is the employee's only reasonable alternative. *HR43/R860* H. B. No. 755 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R860 PAGE 1 (ENK\KP) (b) "Discharge" includes a constructive discharge as defined in paragraph (a) of this section and also includes any other termination of employment, including being fired, being laid off or being cut back. (c) "Employer" means any state or local governmental …
Sponsors
- Evans, Bob (D, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Business and Commerce
Subjects: Employment-at-will doctrine
Common questions
- What is HB755?
- HB755 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act.".
- What does HB755 do?
- In its own words: An act entitled the "good faith in employment act"; to abolish employment at will and to require employment termination decisions be made in good faith; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB755?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB755?
- Evans, Bob (D, 91).
- Where is the official record for HB755?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0755.xml
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