Matt is employed as a supervisor at Total Charge Industries. However, he gets fired from his job when he refuses to break local laws and discharge harmful chemicals from the company's production facility into a nearby river. Matt files a wrongful discharge suit Total Charge Industries. Which exception to the employment-at-will doctrine is Matt likely to choose when filing his suit?
A) affirmative action
B) reverse discrimination
C) implied contract
D) information seizure
E) public policy

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Matt is likely to choose the public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine because he was terminated for refusing to break local laws and discharge harmful chemicals, which goes against public policy. The public policy exception prohibits employers from terminating employees for reasons that violate basic societal values or government policies.

Matt Is Employed as a Supervisor at Total Charge Industries