Question

Megan was employed by a large company. Her supervisor told her to falsify government reports. She refused and was fired. She sued for wrongful discharge. Her employer claimed that, since Megan was an at-will employee, she had no legal right to claim the company was liable for damages. Is the employer right?
a. Yes. An at-will employee does not have a legal right to claim wrongful discharge of employment.
b. Yes. As an employee, Megan owes a duty of loyalty to her employer. If the company was found to have acted illegally by falsifying the reports, it (not Megan) would be liable.
c. No. Even though Megan was an at-will employee, such employees may not be fired without just cause.
d. No. Though at-will employees do not have extensive rights relative to job security, they may not be legally fired for refusing to perform an illegal act.

Answer 1

Answer: Option(d) is correct option

Explanation:

At-will employment is the employment in contractual manner in which employer can fire employee without any warning or indication .They can fire employee for any cause .

• According to the question, even though Megan was hired at at-will employment base ,she does not persist much right over the company but she should not be dismissed for not performing illegal act as the reason for getting fired.This is a unfair and illegal manner of firing.
• Other options are incorrect because employer was not correct on firing her because of loyalty duty or based on legal right or with just reason.Thus, the correct option is option(d)