Exam 2: Employment Contracts And Wrongful Discharge

What is SOX?

The Rodgers v.Lorenz case involved which of the following acts?

What is employment-at-will?

Define dicta.

An Act which makes it illegal to fire an employee in retaliation for filing a safety complaint is covered under the provision of:

What are the protections for corporate whistleblowers under law?

Watson,a Director of a telecom company in Florida,entered into a written contract with Carter Telecon.The contract outlined the services his company would provide in exchange for a fixed monthly rate.This is an example of:

Which Act was passed by Congress on July 30,2002 and signed by the president for the protection of whistleblowers?

Contracts that courts infer from company policies and the behavior of the parties are known as:

The exception under the employment-at-will rule,where the employer cannot fire an employee from employment for exercising a legal right or fulfilling that legal duty created by a statute,is called:

The law which is created by judges opposed to statutes and legislation for the equity,justice and conscious is called:

Lionel,an African American resident of Pennsylvania was employed in a garment factory.He had a public fallout with his white male co-worker,Tom.Following this,Lionel was fired from his job while Tom was let off with a warning.Lionel contended that he was fired because of his race.In this scenario,Lionel is most likely to file his case under:

Employees of public companies are protected from retaliation for engaging in certain whistleblowing activities under:

Peter,an employee of Light Ware was terminated from his job without wages and benefits for a period of three months.This was in violation of META.Under META his claim is subject to:

Describe the Model Employment Termination Act.

Many federal and state statutes seek to protect whistleblowers from the employer's retaliation by declaring such retaliation as:

What is META? Explain the importance of Section 3(a) of META.

Identify the case in which the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a salesman who was fired for refusing to sell what he insisted to management was an unsafe product?

Brandy and Matthew are neighbors and live in Texas.Matthew was renovating his house,which caused dust and debris to collect in Brandy's front yard.Unfortunately her son was highly allergic to these particulates and fell grievously ill.In this case,Matthew violates:

Adam was an employee of ABC Corporation and he discovered the management was hiring illegal immigrants in most of its factories.He raised objection against the employer's practices and provided information to the law enforcing agencies regarding the illegal activities.The employer retaliated against Adam by terminating his employment.In this scenario,Adam is protected under: