Cara Works in the Packaging and Shipping Department of the John

question 49

Multiple Choice

Cara works in the packaging and shipping department of the John Quincy Adams Mint & Collectibles Company. For the past few weeks, some special commemorative coin sets have been disappearing. The company used metal detectors and searched employee lockers and belongings in the plant but no contraband was found. Now, in an effort to catch the wrong-doers, the company stops the car of each packing and shipping department employee, including Cara as they leave the plant parking lot. The search of Cara's car did not turn up any coins but she was terminated because the search revealed that her car's glove compartment contained some sex toys that she had put in a John Quincy Adams Mint & Collectibles Company gift box.

• A) Cara has no recourse because she should have been more careful about storing her personal belongings in her car.
• B) Cara should be reinstated to her job because she was not terminated for a just cause.
• C) Cara may have an action against the Mint for wrongful invasion of privacy.
• D) Cara may have a cause of action against the Mint for violating her constitutional right against an unwarranted search and seizure.

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