Exam 2: Employment Contracts and Wrongful Discharge

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), does not offer protection to employees who cooperate during investigations or testify at hearings from employer retaliation, such as employment termination.

In Pennsylvania, if an employee is fired on the basis of gender or race discrimination, then State law remedy is provided under the Pennsylvania:

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:

Courts are reluctant to recognize an alternative remedy if the statute itself provides an employee with a cause of action in the form of a lawsuit for:

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:

Individuals found guilty under SOX's criminal provision can be imprisoned up to 15 years.

What is employment-at-will?

When did the employment-at-will doctrine become the norm in American common law?

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:

What is a tort?

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act did not amend the U.S. Criminal Code.

Linda was employed with General Mills in Minnesota for over three years. She was a highly productive employee and was known as the star performer on her team. Due to the economic recession the company had to lay off a large number of employees, and she was one of the employees who was asked to leave without being provided good cause or an explanation. In this scenario, Linda is protected under Section 3(a)of META which says that an:

The drawback under Sarbanes-Oxley Act is criminal provision, which can be used to punish people who provided information to law enforcing agencies relating to the possible commission of any federal offences.

What is a contract? Explain the differences between express and implied contracts.

Section 3(a)of the Model Employment Termination Act (META)protects employees from wrongful termination from employment and states that:

Robert is a respected member of the Santa Clara community and works with a local architectural firm. He was selected by the court to perform jury duty on a case. The case went on for several days and caused Robert to miss work for the entire duration. Upon his return, he discovered that his team member had replaced him and his services were abruptly terminated. In this scenario Robert can challenge his termination under:

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

The doctrine of employment-at-will is narrowed by:

An implied contract is a contract that is made either verbally or in writing.

Which act makes it a crime to "knowingly, with the intent to retaliate, take . . . any action harmful to any person, including interference with lawful employment or livelihood of any person, for providing a law enforcement officer any truthful information relating to the commission or possible commission of any Federal offense"?