Bianca was fired for booking her modeling jobs from her desk as secretary for a manufacturing firm. She had business cards printed for her part time modeling agency with her office phone, email, and mailing address. The other secretaries had complained that they took personal (modeling) calls for her when she was absent from the office. She claimed that during her job interview she had been told about the company flexibility and the low demands on workers. She said employees were encouraged to develop other interests and skills. What type of wrongful discharge suit could she file?

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Bianca could file a wrongful discharge suit based on an implied contract, as she was led to believe during her job interview that the company encouraged developing other interests and skills, which could be interpreted as an implied agreement or understanding.

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