Slivinsky

In this wrongful termination action, the trial court granted defendant employer’s motion for summary judgment as to all seven causes of action in plaintiff’s complaint. Plaintiff contends that material questions of fact exist as to four causes of action (breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, and invasion of privacy) and consequently the court erred in granting summary judgment. We conclude, as a matter of law, that plaintiff has failed to state any cause of action against her former employer because the parties’ written employment contract defines her employment as at-will. Accordingly, we shall affirm.

Facts

In July 1984 plaintiff Sandra Slivinsky was employed as a technical project engineer with General Electric Company at an annual salary of $39,600. That month, she applied for a job with Watkins-Johnson Company, a large aerospace manufacturer. Directly above the signature line on the application she signed was the statement: “I understand that employment by Watkins-Johnson Company is conditional upon . . . execution of an Employee Agreement. ... I further understand that if I become employed by Watkins-Johnson…