Question

Denton and Carlo were employed at an appliance plant. Their job required them to do occasional maintenance work while standing on a wire mesh twenty feet above the plant floor. Other employees had fallen through the mesh, and one was killed by the fall. When Denton and Carlo were asked by their supervisor to do work that would likely require them to walk on the mesh, they refused due to their fear of bodily harm or death. Because of their refusal to do the requested work, the two employees were fired. Was their dis-charge wrongful

Answer 1

Answer:

This is wrongful discharge.

Explanation:

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, an employer cannot discharge an employee who files a complaint or who, in good faith, refuses to work in a high-risk area if bodily harm or death might result. Because a previous employee had died because of the high risk maintenance, Darla and Piper were acting in good faith.

Answer 2

Answer:

No, because they weren’t willing to risk their life to complete a task at the appliance plant. By law this is not safe working conditions and the people forcing employees to do this could be sued.

Explanation: