1-You take a job as a salesperson for a software company in Florida and are an employee at will. You have consistently lagged the other salespeople in your area in terms of meeting your goals and bringing in customers. You are well liked by most of the people that you work with, including your supervisor. A new supervisor is brought in and tells you that until your production increases, you will not be invited to meetings, and will have to stay in the office making cold calls to potential clients. You believe that your new supervisor personally dislikes you because of an argument that you had during a meeting when he first joined the department. Do you have a case for constructive discharge?

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2- You apply for a position at a manufacturing company that runs 24/7 (24 hours per day, 7 days per week).Everyone who works there has to work either on Saturday or Sunday each week, but not both in the same week. Employees may also alternate between Saturdays and Sundays, as long as they work one of those days each week. You are a devout family person and a devout Catholic who has always attended Mass with your family every Sunday. On Saturdays, you coach in your child's soccer league, have done so for years and believe it is an important part of being a good parent, and that being a good parent is one of your Catholic obligations. You tell the employer this and they reject you for the position because you will not work on Saturday or Sunday. Can you sue and win?

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3- You are an employee at will and work as a tax accountant for a major corporation. While your company always complies with the tax laws they are known to be very aggressive and "push the envelope". Despite being audited by the IRS the company has never been found to have knowingly violated the tax code. You have consistently disagreed with your supervisor about the company's aggressive tax accounting techniques. Your supervisor decides to hire someone who shares his philosophy on taxes and terminates you. Do you have a case for wrongful discharge?

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4- You are a woman and I am a man who work at the same company and do the same job. I have been at the company 5years longer than you have and also have an MBA, even though the job does not require an MBA. You discover that I make 10% more than you do. Is the company violating equal pay laws? Is either of these (being at the company longer or having an MBA) a viable reason for the company paying me more?

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