Protection for whistleblowers is an example of the public policy exception to an employer’s right to terminate at will. In approximately 25 states (but not Michigan), there are statutes which prohibit workers from being terminated for being involved in a legal activity, but most of these relate to protection of persons who smoke on their own time away from work (Michigan businesses may refuse to hire persons who smoke anywhere). Should disciplining employees because of personal habits (such as supervisors dating persons they supervise directly, or persons who smoke on their own time) be legitimate public policy exceptions as an invasion of privacy, or are these simply business issues?