Li Li worked for Packard Bioscience, and Mark Schmeizl was her supervisor. In March 2000, Schmeizl told Li to call Pack- ard’s competitors, pretend to be a potential customer, and request "pricing information and literature." Li refused to per- form the assignment. She told Schmeizl that she thought the work was illegal and recommended that he contact Packard’s legal department. Although a lawyer recommended against the practice, Schmeizl insisted that Li perform the calls. More- over, he later wrote negative performance reviews because she was unable to get the requested information when she called competitors and identified herself as a Packard employee. On June 1, 2000, Li was terminated on Schmeizl’s recommenda- tion. Can Li bring a claim for wrongful discharge? Why or why not?

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