Citadel Communications Corporation - Assignment Example

Simply the knowledge that Voornas has acquired during her tenure at WMGX of relationships with advertisers is not considered a trade secret. Whether Voornas utilizes this information immediately, or in six months will not matter, as far as irreparable injury to WMGX is concerned. Response to Question #10 The former payroll clerk does have a cause of action for wrongful discharge under Wisconsin law on the legal theory of public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine. Wisconsin law bans false reporting in both business dealings and federal tax regulations.

While employment-at-will means the employer can terminate the employee for any reason or no reason at all, there are few exceptions. The payroll clerk was wrongfully discharged for failing to break the law.