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The guy forgot to caveat his article.

I would suggest that anyone on the cusp of resigning consult their actual employment contract before resigning without notice.

Most employment contracts have a clause related to employee notice.

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In most at-will employment states the at-will part cuts both ways - if they can fire you without notice, you can quit without notice.

Those kinds of clauses are illegal in states like California and Arizona. You or your employer can terminate your relationship at any moment without cause.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment

Not true. At-will employment is more of a default than a binding rule. In other words, you and your employer may have a contract that sets more specific rules than what at-will employment requires. However, if you don't, then it is implied that you are employed at will.

A contract can say any thing but courts will enforce only certain things.

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