5 1 A court would most likely find an exception to the employment-at-will doctrine if an employee was fired: because he broke an expensive piece of equipment, shutting down the factory for several hours. all of these choices. O for sending the wrong package to an important customer. O in retaliation for reporting that her employer was illegally dumping toxic chemicals into a river. 6 1 The most important federal statute prohibiting employment discrimination against members of protected classes is: the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964