You have been hired by the Acme Company. Although there was a personnel manual the duration of your employment was not stated in the manual or in any other document. After only 4 months you were dismissed without any prior warning. Which of the following would be likely to give you a right to successfully sue your employer for “wrongful discharge?”

A. You consistently arrived 5 minutes late for work.
B. You consistently wore clothes that your supervisor described as being inappropriate.
C. You used poor grammar while speaking with other employees.
D. You took extra long lunches every Friday.
E. None of these things would give you the right to sue for “wrongful discharge.”

Answer: E. None of these things would give you the right to sue for “wrongful discharge.”