Lyra Is an Employee of Micro Brewing Company

question 40

Multiple Choice

Lyra is an employee of Micro Brewing Company. Micro fires Lyra on the basis of her gender, which violates a clear expression in a statute that does not cover Micro only because Micro has too few employees. Lyra successfully sues Micro for wrongful discharge on this basis, however. 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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