Employers may legally terminate an employee at any time for any reason, or for no reason without incurring legal liability. However, an employer may not discriminate against any employee on the basis of the employee's race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, or disability. Likewise, an employee is free to leave a job at anytime for any reason or no reason with no adverse legal consequences.
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development/Workplace Regulations and Compliance/Wage and Break Complaints