Answer

Rights

Example or Description

Employment$-$at$-$will doctrine

$$ Wrongful discharge

Whistle$-$blowers

Implied contracts

Explicit contracts

$q,$ Constructive discharge

$$ Retaliation discharge

Plant closing

A$.$ Stefano was hired to be a lifeguard at a country club. But now his manager wants him to mow the grass and clean out the locker rooms every other day. Stefano feels like he is being pushed into unreasonable work, and he is having thoughts about quitting.

B$.$ Three people notified the SEC about Merrill Lynch$\text{'}$s daily practice of misusing customer money to fund trading activities.

C$.$ A company's employee handbook states that before being fired, employees must be on probation for at least $30$ days.

D$.$ Last week, Nikki's manager blew up and yelled, "What do you mean you filed a complaint with the EEOC! I've always treated your people well! Now get out of the office and don't come back!" $($Hint: This sounds like wrongful discharge, but it's not. Go for the term that describes this exact situation.$)$

E$.$ Before starting his kitchen remodel, Harrison reviewed and signed the contract authorizing his contractor to receive a sum of $$40,000$ if the work was completed in less than two months.

F$.$ On Wednesday, Aaron quits his job because he wants more time to focus on his young family.

G$.$ Calisolar Inc. files paperwork with the California Employment Development Department that it will be laying off $36$ people.

H$.$ These cases usually involve an assumption of an implied or explicit contract on the part of the employee and an assumption of employment$-$at$-$will on the part of the employer.