Frida is an employee of Green Recycled Products Company. A state statute protects Frida from Green's retaliation if Frida reports to state officials, or others, that Green is involved in unsafe or illegal activity. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is?

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Arely Figueroa

26 February, 18:41

Frida is an employee of Green Recycled Products Company. A state statute protects Frida from Green's retaliation if Frida reports to state officials, or others, that Green is involved in unsafe or illegal activity. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is?

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Danny Bowen · Answer 1

An exception based on public policy.

Explanation:

Public policy exception is the rule under which an employer can not fire an employee who does not agree to participate in an illegal act of an employer.

It is rule of exception to the employment at will. If an employer is found to be violating a state statute or the public policy of the state and the employee reports about it to the state, the public policy exception rule protects the employee from losing his or her job.

In the given case, the protection given to Frida by the state is under the public policy exception rule concerning the employment-at-will doctrine.