Judge: It's not a crime to quit your job

When valuable employees quit, companies may not feel so good about losing top performers. One solution that was attempted recently: Have them thrown in jail.
That’s what almost happened to 10 nurses who simultaneously resigned from their employer, a nursing home on Long Island.
The nurses claimed that several promises made when they were hired were not upheld, including their rate of pay. So they all quit on the same day, at the end of their respective shifts — without providing notice.
What happened to them? They were charged by the district attorney with the crime of “endangering the welfare of a physically disabled person,” since their immediate resignations left the home understaffed.
The case was tossed, though. The court ruled that prosecuting employees for quitting their jobs is a violation of the 13th amendment — that’s right, the one that abolished slavery.
Cite: Vinluan v. Doyle