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Question 1. An employee of Company A writes software code and as part of her job she wrote the code that provides for a simpler, more user-friendly way for consumers to enter their shipping details and credit card info on Company A's website and retain that data for later one-click shopping visits to the website. She quits her job and starts working at Company B, whose products do not compete with Company A's products, and volunteers that she can improve Company B's website functionality in the same way. She had on her personal computer the code that she wrote for Company A because she was on work-from-home status when she prepared it, and she uses it again to improve Company B's website. Explain whether Company A's intellectual property rights have been infringed by Company B incorporating this code in their website's operation.

Question 2. A lab technician is an at-will employee of Company A and her company introduces some new chemicals she must use in her lab that give off a bad smell that disturbs her. She checks on Google and learns that the chemicals are subject to federal OSHA regulations that require special air handling equipment to keep the vapor from building up to levels that would present a risk to the health of persons exposed to them. She repeatedly complains about the lack of the required air handling facilities in her lab, and takes her own frequent breaks away from the lab work to get regular fresher air. Eventually, she is terminated by Company A for being less productive than her similarly-situated colleagues. Explain the grounds on which she can bring a claim for wrongful termination and what her general odds of success are.