The exception under the employment-at-will rule, where the employer cannot fire an employee from employment for exercising a legal right or fulfilling that legal duty created by a statute, is called:
A)court order.
B)administrative action.
C)public policy exception.
D)statutory exception.

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The public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine prohibits employers from terminating employees for reasons that violate a state's public policy. This includes firing an employee for performing an act that public policy would encourage, or for refusing to do something that public policy would condemn.

The Exception Under the Employment-At-Will Rule, Where the Employer Cannot