During an interview with the HR manager, an employee is told that she will be making $$3$ more per hour if she leaves her current job and comes to work at his company. But, when she quits her current job and comes to work at the new company, they do not honor the $$3$ increase in pay they promised. Under which exception to the employment$-$at$-$will doctrine would this employee likely have a case?

employee$-$employer kickback injunction

implied contract

lack of good faith and fair dealing

good Samaritan rule

public policy exception