I'm a business litigation attorney in Birmingham. Any action by the employee will have to be based on breach of contract by the employer. My guess is that the Tech attorneys are confident that the employment contract protects their client just as it was designed to do when executed. Most certainly there is no "if you lock a player in the shed" provision, however, there are standards of conduct provisions in all high executive agreements and the employer will exercise that option as justification for the termination of employment. Other than seeking a remedy for breach I doubt that there's anything actionable.