The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 20, Problem 1IS
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Case summary: Company A distributed a handbook to its employees which stated that the employees will only be fired for a good cause. One day, a supervisor fired an employee based on her looks.
To find: Whether company A can be held liable for a breach of contract.
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