Does the Public Policy Exception to the Employment at Will Doctrine Include an Employee’s Reasonable Self-Defense?

In a recent post titled “May Employer Fire Employee Based on Employee’s Reasonable On-the-Job Self-Defense?,” Eugene Volokh analyzes cases where an employer terminated an employee for an on-the-job act of self-defense. He also briefly analyzes the related question of whether an employer may terminate an employee for possessing a gun on property owned or controlled by the employer.