How not to fire an employee
Today, I’m going to tell you a little story. It’s about a stay-at-home mom who works part-time from home. She’s worked for the same company ...
Topic: wrongful discharge
Cat fight on aisle 6: court leaves open the possibility that a handbook can create a contract
By Jon Hyman
In White v. Fabiniak , Wal-Mart fired Carla White for threatening to "slap the piss" out of a co-worker, Stephanie Jeppe. Prior to...
Butt painter settles wrongful discharge lawsuit
By Jon Hyman
In the update that I know everyone's been waiting for, Stephen Murmer, the Virginia high school art teacher terminated after school offi...
Ohio court finds no public policy for opposing corporate accounting irregularities
By Jon Hyman
One would think that in our post-Enron corporate environment, employees, even in non-public companies, would be free to oppose corporate ac...
Butt painter's lawsuit to go to trial
By Jon Hyman
Does anyone remember Stephen Murmer? He was the Virginia high school art teacher suing his former employer over his termination after schoo...
Ohio Supreme Court holds that no wrongful discharge claim exists for employee terminated while on workers' comp leave
By Jon Hyman
Four months ago, I reported on Klopfenstein v. NK Parts Industries, Inc. , an Ohio appellate decision which held that Coolidge v. Riverdale ...
How narrow is the scope of the public policy tort in Ohio?
By Jon Hyman
Just as it seemed that Ohio courts were narrowing the scope of the wrongful discharge public policy tort, they toss a curve ball. Hycomp, I...
Ohio Supreme Court may be asked to clarify Coolidge
By Jon Hyman
In addition to providing a good summary of the history of the public policy wrongful discharge tort in Ohio, Klopfenstein v. NK Parts Indust...