Exam 2: Employment Contracts and Wrongful Discharge

What are the protections for corporate whistleblowers under law?

Advocates of employment-at-will point out that:

A tort is a private or civil wrong or injury that can be caused either intentionally or negligently.

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

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:

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

An employee who has not been hired for more than a year can be fired by the employer for any reason or for no reason.This is the doctrine of:

An act that contains anti-retaliation provisions is:

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?​

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

What are the two most common types of contracts?

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:

Unions provide employees:

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

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

The freedom of employees to quit the employment relationship is an important issue underlying:

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:

Section 10 of the Model Employment Termination Act forbids retaliation against employees who make claims or who testify under the procedural provisions of the META.

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:

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