[1] A person terminated for just cause is generally not entitled to notice severance, nor unemployment benefits depending on local laws.
[2] The standard of just cause provides important protections against arbitrary or unfair termination and other forms of inappropriate workplace discipline.
Typically, an employer must prove just cause before an arbitrator in order to sustain an employee's termination, suspension, or other discipline.
In the workplace, just cause is a burden of proof or standard that an employer must meet to justify discipline or discharge.
[4][5] The concepts encompassed within his seven tests are still frequently used by arbitrators when deciding discipline cases.