Question

An employee refuses an employer's request to falsify the contents of a report to the EEOC. The employer subsequently discharges the worker for "not following orders." Identify the exception to the at-will-employment doctrine that the employee is like to choose when he/she files a wrongful discharge suit.

Answer 1

Answer:

Public policy

Explanation:

The 3 major exceptions for the at-will-employment doctrine are:

• public policy: an employer cannot fire an employee for refusing to do something that goes against the law, or for doing something that he/she is entitled to do by law (e.g. serve in a jury or military reserve).
• implied contract
• implied covenant of good faith