An Employee Refuses an Employer's Request to Falsify the Contents

question 29

Multiple Choice

An employee refuses an employer's request to falsify the contents of a report to the EEOC. The employer subsequently discharges the worker for not following orders. In a wrongful discharge suit, the employee would use which of the following exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine?

• A)Implied contract
• B)Public policy
• C)Implied covenant
• D)Promissory estoppels
• E)Company ethics

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