When an Employer Fires an Employee in Violation of a Public

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Multiple Choice

When an employer fires an employee in violation of a public policy exception to the presumption of at-will employment, the employee may sue for:

• A) defamation
• B) misrepresentation
• C) wrongful discharge
• D) tortuous employment
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Cause

A factor or event that brings about a specific effect, outcome, or result, often examined in contexts of cause and effect relationships.

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other also increases.

Height

The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.

Weight

A measure of the heaviness of an object, often quantified using units like pounds or kilograms.