Blanca Is an At-Will Employee of Commercial Data Company

question 19

Multiple Choice

Blanca is an at-will employee of Commercial Data Company. In firing Blanca, Dart, a Commercial Data manager, publicly discloses, via social media, private facts about Blanca's personal life. She successfully sues the employer for wrongful discharge. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

• A) an example of the doctrine.
• B) an exception based on contract theory.
• C) an exception based on public policy.
• D) an exception based on tort theory.

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