Wrongful Termination Cases
3,027 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)
731 of 2671 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.
About Wrongful Termination Claims
Wrongful termination claims arise when an employee is fired in violation of federal or state law, public policy, or an employment contract. While most employment is at-will, employers cannot terminate employees for illegal reasons such as discrimination, retaliation, or exercising legal rights. These cases examine whether the stated reason for termination was pretextual.
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Court Rulings (3,027)
unemployment benefits; discharge; voluntary departure; misconduct; benefit eligibility.
UNREPORTED OPINION DISMISSING CASE: The plaintiff filed his claim for wrongful discharge more than 18 years after April 16, 2007, and as a result his claims are untimely under 28 U.S.C. &167; 2501. Thus, the Court lacks jurisdiction over the plaintiff&039;s claims. The defendant&039;s [17] motion…
JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS — CIV.R.12(C) — COMMON LAW WRONGFUL DISCHARGE — R.C. CH. 4112 — EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION — WORKERS' COMPENSATION RETALIATION — R.C. 4123.90: The trial court erred when it dismissed plaintiff-employee's common-law wrongful-discharge claim in violation of Ohio's public…
R.C. 124.341, civil servant, Greeley claim, R.C. 124.11, subject-matter jurisdiction, Civ.R. 12(B)(1), Civ.R. 12(B)6), Civ.R. 56(C), sex discrimination, public official intimidation, R.C. 4112.02, R.C. 2921.03(A)
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS - Teacher contract termination; R.C. 3319.16; abuse of discretion; statutory referee; credibility; deference; explanation for rejecting referee's findings; trial court applied correct legal standard; teacher contract nonrenewal; R.C. 3319.11; correction of procedural errors;…
Rule 12(b)(6); at-will employment; wrongful discharge; N.C.G.S. § 143-422.2; sex discrimination.
summary judgment; workers' compensation retaliation claim; R.C. 4123.90; no genuine issue of material fact regarding legitimate and non-retaliatory reason for termination
A court properly dismisses sex or sexual orientation employment-discrimination claims against a church under Minn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(e) if the allegations in the complaint, construed in plaintiff's favor, establish that the court's adjudication of plaintiff's claims would violate the religious…
The trial court did not err in dismissing appellant-employee's administrative appeal due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Appellee-board had not issued a final appealable order from which appellant could have appealed, and the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to resolve the…
improper notice of right to appeal disciplinary action; career status employee; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1235
Trial court erred sustaining demurrer against GMU on a ground not raised in demurrer, denying nonsuit, and dismissing claim; decision exceeded scope of demurrer, Code § 8.01-273(A); no final appealable order for any Fraud and Whistleblower subsections asserted against employees; reversed and…
Rule 12(b)(6) motion; Rule 56 Summary Judgment; Materials outside the pleadings; Facial constitutional challenge; N.C. Gen. Stat. §1-267.1; Fruits of Labor clause.
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.