1. Amir worked at a grocery store for four years in a non-union environment.He had just started his shift one day when a customer flagged him down, relating to him that an old lady's purse had just been taken from her.Amir looked up to see a man running across the parking lot with a purse in his hand.Amir, who works as a volunteer firefighter, ran after the man, caught the man, and grabbed him from behind and held him down.He was able to get the purse back but as he called the police the man got up and ran away.The police did eventually arrest the perpetrator but once the grocery store manager learned of Amir's actions, he was fired.

Amir asks your advice as to his employment status and if there is any legal basis for getting his job back.Based on the cases we have reviewed, what is most likely Amir's employment status and what arguments could he possibly make to keep his job?