Religious school can fire teacher over live-in boyfriend 
Published: December 16, 2011
Tags: ministerial exception, religious discrimination, Title VII, wrongful discharge
The First Amendment’s ministerial exception bars a wrongful discharge suit brought by a teacher who was fired by a religious school because she was living with her boyfriend, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment.
Pharmaceutical firm liable for wrongful discharge
Published: December 13, 2011
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, wrongful discharge
A pharmaceutical company violated state public policy when it fired a sales representative after she objected to plans to sell products for “off-label” uses and refused to circumvent federal anti-kickback laws, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming an $880,000 verdict.
Ousted preacher collects award for libel, slander
By:
Phillip Bantz
Published: October 24, 2011
Tags: breach of contract, libel, slander, South Carolina, tax evasion, wrongful discharge
After a relatively minor tax mistake triggered a series of increasingly bitter and bizarre spats between a South Carolina pastor and the church he led for 18 years, a jury ultimately awarded him a six-figure verdict for his suffering.
Catholic school can’t be sued for wrongful discharge
Published: July 28, 2011
Tags: breach of implied contract, First Amendment, ministerial exception, negligent infliction of emotional distress, promissory estoppel, wrongful discharge
The First Amendment bars a wrongful discharge lawsuit brought by a Catholic school principal, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in reversing the denial of a motion to dismiss.
Employer can terminate employee for medical marijuana use
Published: June 15, 2011
Tags: medical marijuana, wrongful discharge
A state law legalizing marijuana for medical use does not prohibit an employer from terminating an employee for marijuana use, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled.
Employee can sue for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy
Published: June 10, 2011
Tags: retaliation, Workers’ Compensation, wrongful discharge
An employee can file a common-law tort claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy where he suffered retaliatory employment action after he was injured on the job but before he filed a workers’ compensation claim, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.
Medical marijuana law doesn’t protect employee
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 16, 2011
Tags: medical marijuana, wrongful discharge
An employee could not sue Wal-Mart based on a claim that his termination after a failed drug test was contrary to the state’s medical marijuana law, a U.S. District Court in Michigan has ruled in granting a dismissal.
Child support based on $3.4M employment settlement
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 31, 2011
Tags: child support, wrongful discharge
A father’s child support obligation could be based on a multi-million dollar settlement he received from a wrongful discharge lawsuit, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Jury awards fired KC police officer $6.5 million
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 8, 2010
Tags: race discrimination, whistleblower, wrongful discharge
A Missouri jury yesterday awarded $6.5 million to a former Kansas City police officer who claimed he was fired because he is black and a whistleblower.
Law associate can sue for wrongful discharge
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: disability discrimination, reasonable accommodation, wrongful discharge
A law associate’s wrongful discharge suit wasn’t time-barred, because she filed in a timely manner with respect to when she first received “unequivocal” notice that she would lose her job, the D.C. Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
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