1. What exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine would the attorney have used to file the lawsuit?
2. Comment on the confidential information policy adopted by Centrex Electronics. Do you agree with the way it is used? Explain.
3. Is dating a "romantic relationship"? Explain
Juanita Hernandez-Canton never imagined she would lose her job at Centrex Electronics Corporation (CEC), and certainly not under such unpleasant circumstances. Unfortunately, after 6 years of employment, the last two as a senior product engineer in the firm's military/space division in Atlanta, she made a mistake: she fell in love. CEC is highly regarded as a quality employer in the electronics industry. It is a multinational corporationwith engineering services and production facilities in Spain, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Germany. With more than 12,000 employees in the United States, the firm has been named as one of the country's top 100 organizations to work for by several studies. The firm is known as a top-paying corporation with proactive employee relations policies. Kathryn Garner, the vice president of human resources for CEC, is credited with establishing many positive employee rights policies, including those covering electronic communications, drug testing, search and surveillance, access to employee files, and off-duty conduct. The corporation permits marriage between employees except in cases where one employee is in a direct reporting relationship with the other. Hernandez-Canton joined Centrex Electronics shortly after graduating from Georgia State University in 2009. At that time she was married to Tom Hernandez, her college sweetheart. In 2012, Canton died suddenly. As a single parent, his widow then became dependent upon her job for the majority of her family's support.