1 based on guz can the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing apply to any conditions not actually stated in a contract in other words can the covenant

Bechtel urges that the trial court properly dismissed Guz’s separate claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing because, on the facts and arguments presented, this theory of recovery is either inapplicable or superfluous. We agree. The sole asserted basis for Guz’s implied covenant claim is that Bechtel violated its established personnel policies when it terminated him without a prior opportunity to improve his “unsatisfactory” performance, used no force ranking or other objective criteria when selecting him for layoff, and omitted to consider him for other positions for which he was qualified. Guz urges that even if his contract was for employment at-will, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing precluded Bechtel from “unfairly” denying him the contract’s benefits by failing to follow its own termination policies.