After reading Chapter $2,$ please answer and have a meaningful discussion on the following questions:

What were some of the socioeconomic conditions in $19$th$-$century America that led the majority of state courts to adopt the legal principle of employment$-$at$-$will?

How do advocates of the employment$-$at$-$will doctrine defend it$,$ and what is the opposing reasoning? Which do you believe is in the best interests of the public?

List and explain the three most widely adopted exceptions to the employment$-$at$-$will doctrine.

Is it preferable to change the law by enacting a statute, such as the Model Employment Termination Act, or for a state's supreme court to make the change by judicial fiat in a court decision?

What is the reasoning behind limiting the Sarbanes$-$Oxley Act's protections to public employees?