7,249 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1863–2026)
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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Trial court did not err denying plea in bar to appellant's suit for wrongful termination in violation of the Virginia Whistleblower Protection Act; recognition by appellee in March 2021 she was not scheduled to work April 2021 was not sufficient to constitute a prohibited retaliatory action by appellant; matter remanded for further proceedings
School psychologists not \employed primarily as a classroom teacher\ are not \teachers\ as defined in N.D.C.C. § 15.1-16-01(5). Hilton v. North Dakota Edu. Ass'n, 2002 ND 209, 655 N.W.2d 60, is overruled to the extent it holds a licensed school district employee who is not an administrator is a teacher irrespective of the employee's assigned teaching duties. A special education teacher is not a \teacher\ within N.D.C.C. ch. 15.1-16 when the teacher is not a school employee. This Court does not hold whether a school district may provide teaching services through independent contractors.
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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.