Tyler was employed at the local grocery store, Food World. The store manager, Jeff Searcy, discovered that there were several cartons of cigarettes missing. He had reason to believe that Tyler took the cigarettes. Jeff asked Tyler to take a polygraph test and Tyler refused, claiming that he did not steal the cigarettes. Tyler also reminded Jeff that he did not have a key to the case where the cigarettes were kept. Jeff fired Tyler because he refused to take the polygraph test.

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Tyler has a cause of action against Food World for wrongful discharge because Jeff did not have sufficient evidence to terminate his employment based solely on Tyler's refusal to take a polygraph test. Additionally, Tyler did not have access to the cigarettes, which further supports his innocence. As an employee, Tyler has the right to be terminated for a valid reason, but termination cannot be based solely on speculation or unfounded accusations.

Tyler Was Employed at the Local Grocery Store, Food World