a. Does Mr. Brady have an at-will employment contract? If so, how does this affect his being fired by Mrs. Hinoshita without a stated reason?

b. Should the law allow at-will employment contracts? What are the arguments for and against them?

c. Role-play a meeting between Mrs. Hinoshita and the other shoe salespeople who believe Mr. Brady should be reinstated in his job. If you were Mrs. Hinoshita, what would you do when confronted by the complaints of salespeople? Why? What was the outcome of the meeting?

d. Assume that Mrs. Hinoshita agrees to issue an employee handbook listing the reasons for which an employee can be fired. Draft such a list. Are the reasons listed fair to both Mrs. Hinoshita and the employees? How could you make them fairer?

e. If the employees and Mrs. Hinoshita disagreed on the acceptable reasons for firing people, what other process might be used to come to an agreement that both sides can live with? Should Mrs. Hinoshita care whether the other employees support her firing decisions or think her rules are unfair? Explain your reasons.