Wrongful Termination

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Today I want to discuss claims for wrongful termination. Wrongful termination is a term of art. It is not a catch-all for all wrongs you might experience at work. In order to have a valid claim for wrongful termination, there must be a public policy expressed in the federal or Ohio Constitutions, statutory law rules and regulations, or the common law (that is, judge-made law established in judicial decisions). In addition to a public policy, the wrongful termination plaintiff must also prove that the dismissal of employees in like situations would jeopardize the public policy, that the plaintiff's dismissal was motivated by conduct relating to the public policy, and finally that the employer lacked an overriding legitimate business justification for the dismissal.

Please feel free to leave comments and questions. If you have been terminated from your job then please do not hesitate to post a question that you would like me to answer.

You should also always feel free to contact me at the Law Offices of David W. Neel located at 55 Public Square, Suite 1950, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. I can be reached at 216-522-0011.

Best Regards,

David W. Neel