Anna is an employee at Bento Food Mart. Anna is called for jury duty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift. Bento fires Anna. She successfully sues Bento for reinstatement. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

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Anna is an employee at Bento Food Mart. Anna is called for jury duty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift. Bento fires Anna. She successfully sues Bento for reinstatement. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is​

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This is an exception based on public policy because Anna was fired for fulfilling her civic duty as a juror, which is a protected right under the law. Firing someone for serving on a jury would violate public policy and is therefore an exception to the employment-at-will doctrine.

Anna Is an Employee at Bento Food Mart