Category: Wrongful Discharge

Most employers are well-versed in statutory laws which prohibit termination of an employee for reasons such as a discrimination or retaliation.  But its lesser known that some states like Maryland have a catch-all cause of action for situations where an employee claims her termination violates public policy, but no statute provides a remedy.  Under those circumstances, an employee can sue for wrongful discharge, which is what occurred recently in...

The public debate about the breadth of the Second Amendment remains ongoing and a subject that provokes deeply held passions and beliefs on both sides -- including recent comments on the topic by a certain presidential candidate.  Amidst this debate, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held this week that an employee who was terminated for bringing a gun to work may bring a lawsuit for wrongful discharge under Mississippi law.  Swindol v. Aurora...