Exam 2: Employment Contracts and Wrongful Discharge

Some employees have express contracts of employment, usually for a definite duration. Others fall within the coverage of a(n) ________________ negotiated for them by their union.

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:

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?

Define dicta.

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

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

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:

The provision of Uniform Employment Termination Act deals with protection of employees from:

Kelly was an employee of a retail outlet. Although the nature of the work and duties performed by both male and female workers were comparable, the remuneration paid to male workers was significantly higher compared to the female employees. When Kelly brought this to the attention of the management and objected to the difference in pay, her services were terminated without good cause. Under which law can she challenge her termination?

Identify two Acts that protect whistleblowers from employer retaliation.

An employee who complaints against his or her employer pertaining to fraud and corruption is protected under the provision of:

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

What is SOX?

Steven is the Executive Director at a telecom company in Texas. He regularly misappropriated company funds which belonged to the employee benefit plan and several clients. Robert, his corporate secretary was aware of his superior's illegal activities. He brought this to the attention of law enforcing agencies. What is Robert's role in the above scenario?

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:

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:

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:

Brett (defendant) entered into employment contract with Krista (plaintiff). Brett had hired Krista as a staff assistant at a pay rate of $20 per hour. Krista's duties consisted of driving trucks and making deliveries. Although Krista worked for 120 hours in total, she was paid only for part of her services which did not abide by the terms and conditions agreed in the employment contract. Krista has most likely instituted a suit against Brett for:

Define the doctrine of employment-at-will? Explain its exceptions?

The freedom of employees to quit the employment relationship is an important issue underlying which doctrine?