An appellate court in Washington has held that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation breached its implied duty of good faith and fair dealing in an at will employment contract with a new Chief Digital Officer, but has apparently reduced the damages for which it might be liable. Todd Pierce was recruited away from a lucrative job with Salesforce for what the trial court found was supposed to be a “far reaching and transformational” job. He didn’t agree on a precise job description at the time he was hired, but he accepted a position as an “at will” employee with an initial salary of $425,000 a year, plus a $100,000 hiring bonus. From early on, he had difficulties with his supervisor and his...