Whistleblowing. Gabor Nagy was a car salesperson for Whittlesey ...

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Whistleblowing. Gabor Nagy was a car salesperson for Whittlesey Automotive Group. Whittlesey asked Nagy to allow some of his phone conversations with customers to be recorded. The customers were actually employees of a company Whittlesey had hired to conduct a sales training program. Nagy refused to consent. He was eventually fired for his negative attitude. Nagy filed a suit in a California state court against Whittlesey. He cited a state statute that makes eavesdropping a crime and alleged in part that he was wrongfully terminated in violation of public policy. Will the court agree? Discuss fully.

Question 2

Power of attorney is based on a legal document.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer to Question 1

Whistleblowing
Yes. The California Court of Appeal reversed the judgment of the lower court and remanded the case. The state appellate court pointed out that an employer may be held liable in tort for terminating an otherwise at will' employee if the termination violates public policy. The court explained that otherwise the threat of discharge could be used to coerce employees into committing crimes, concealing wrongdoing, or taking other action harmful to the public. The court reasoned that where, as here, employment is conditioned on the employee's agreement to be a crime victim, public policy is equally violated.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE

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