Example or Description

Employment$-$at$-$will doctrine

A$.$ Eornerback Chidobe Awuzie signs a three$-$year, $$2\mathrm{.}75$ million agreement with

the Cincinnati Bengals.

Wrongful discharge

B$.$ Cassidy, an investigative journalist, is transferred to the department

responsible for writing daily obituaries and updating sports scores. She quits her

job in dismay.

Whistle$-$blowers

C$.$ 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.

D$.$ In $2019,$ two employees notified the SEC about JP Morgan Chase & Co$.\text{'}$s

failure to disclose to clients that it prefers to invest its money in its own funds.

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

his young family.

Constructive discharge

F$.$ Susan was promised a $20$ percent raise and an additional two weeks of paid

vacation by her supervisors$-$to$-$be$,$ but when she got to the office on her first

day, the supervisors said that they would only give her a $5$ percent raise and no

extra vacation.

Retaliation discharge

G$.$ The day after he files an age discrimination lawsuit, George is fired by his

boss. $($Hint: This sounds like wrongful discharge, but it's not. Go for the term

that describes this exact situation.$)$

Plant closing

H$.$ Congress passed the Worker's Adjustment Retraining and Notification $($WARN$)$

Act to address this issue.