Implied Contracts and At-Will Employment

. This Section requires you to

read the case of

Wooley v. Hoffmann LaRoche

at the end of Chapter 8 of your eText and respond to the

following questions regarding the case.

Your Maximum point score for this Section is fifteen (15)

points

. This important New Jersey Supreme Court case continues to govern most employment

relationships through its common law principles regarding at-will employment and identifies an

exception for when an employee-at-will cannot be fired or discharged without cause.

Your Maximum

point score for this Section is fifteen (15) points.

1.

Why did the trial court dismiss the Plaintiff's Complaint and grant the Defendant Employer's

Motion for Summary Judgment? (3 Points

).

2.

At the center of the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision was the Employer's Manual for its

employees

.

Explain the importance of the manual from the fired Plaintiff's perspective and

the Defendant's explanation of its importance or lack of it in this case. (5 Points).

3. Explain how the New Jersey Supreme Court decided this case and what was its view of the

importance of the Manual? (5 Points).

4.

Do you think the NJ Supreme Court's decision was fair to both parties? Explain. (2 Points)