A Jewish Man in the U

question 13

Multiple Choice

A Jewish man in the U.S. in the 1920s is employed by a small business owner who operated his hiring practices by the employment-at-will doctrine. If the owner discovers his employee is Jewish and chooses to fire him for that reason, what does this doctrine say?

• A) The man can be openly and legally fired for being Jewish.
• B) The man can be fired, but the owner must offer a nonethnic or nonreligious explanation.
• C) The man can be asked to leave, but he has the right to stay on despite obvious discrimination and poor treatment.
• D) The man is free to leave employment at any time voluntarily.

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