Employment Law for Business 6th Edition by Dawn Bennett Alexander ,Laura Hartman

Exercise 18

Lynn was terminated by Wal-Mart for violating its fraternization policy by having an affair with a co-worker. Lynn sued Wal-Mart for retaliatory discharge, claiming that he was actually fired because he reported Wal-Mart's allegedly inhumane working conditions in overseas factories and disclosed its attempts to pressure employees to change the results of their factory monitoring findings. Lynn brought suit in Arkansas. Was the termination in violation of public policy? Does he have a claim? [Lynn v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 07-384 (Ark. App. Ct. Mar. 19, 2008).]