Mitzi is about to graduate from UF and has just signed her first contract for employment with aprivate company, PPC. Mitzi realizes that there is a clause in her contract, drafted by PPC, thatprohibits her from speaking about the trade secrets that PPC uses. Mitzi believes that this clauseviolates rights under the First Amendment. Therefore, Mitzi tells some of her friends at school aboutthe company and the wording of the contract; however, she does not say anything else about PPC,its customers, or what it does.Mitzi does not know that her friend Juliet's father is the head of PPC. Juliet tells her father aboutwhat Mitzi has said, and he immediately fires Mitzi. Would Mitzi have a case against PPC under therights granted in the First Amendment?O No, company policy prohibits speaking about the trade secrets, and this is not protected by the FirstAmendment.O No, because Mitzi could only bring a case for abusive discharge, retaliation, or defamation; neither she norPPC could ever have any First Amendment rights related to commercial matters.O Yes, because she did not give away any trade secrets (which would be an exception to free speech).O Yes, the First Amendment protects her from being terminated without first having a hearing before a neutralarbiter (eg. a judge).O Yes, as Mitzi has the right to do, she was just criticizing the wording of her contract with PPC.

Employment contracts often include confidentiality clauses to protect a company's trade secrets and…

Mitzi is about to graduate from UF and has just signed her hrst contract for emp private company, PPC. Mitzi realizes that there is a clause in her contract, drafted by PPC, that prohibits her from speaking about the trade secrets that PPC uses. Mitzi believes that this clause violates rights under the First Amendment. Therefore, Mitzi tells some of her friends at school ab the company and the wording of the contract; however, she does not say anything else about PF its customers, or what it does. Mitzi does not know that her friend Juliet's father is the head of PPC. Juliet tells her father about what Mitzi has said, and he immediately fires Mitzi. Would Mitzi have a case against PPC under

Mitzi is about to graduate from UF and has just signed her hrst contract for emp private company, PPC. Mitzi realizes that there is a clause in her contract, drafted by PPC, that prohibits her from speaking about the trade secrets that PPC uses. Mitzi believes that this clause violates rights under the First Amendment. Therefore, Mitzi tells some of her friends at school ab the company and the wording of the contract; however, she does not say anything else about PF its customers, or what it does. Mitzi does not know that her friend Juliet's father is the head of PPC. Juliet tells her father about what Mitzi has said, and he immediately fires Mitzi. Would Mitzi have a case against PPC under