From the point of view of violation of public policy or breach of a covenant of

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From the point of view of violation of public policy or breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, what would be the outcome for this case:

An employee was fired from his job as security manager for a medical center because he was suspected of making an obscene phone call to another employee and refused to submit to voice print analysis to confirm or refuse the accusation. He sued the employer for wrongful discharge, claiming that the employers request violated public policy. A state statute prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to submit to a polygraph examination as a condition or precondition of employment.

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Most states have at-will employment, so the employee can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, provided it wasn't based on race, gender, religion..etc. The employer would win

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