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.
Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.
R.C. 2711.10(D) — ARBITRATION — COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING AGREEMENT: In a dispute concerning a township employee's termination, the trial court erred in vacating the arbitrator's award of reinstatement and making the employee whole under R.C. 2711.10(D) where nothing in the collective-bargaining agreement prevented the arbitrator from awarding any remedy inherent within the relief requested in the employee's written grievance in order to provide the employee with a full and adequate remedy under the provision of the collective-bargaining agreement relevant to the arbitrator's decision. The trial court erred in vacating the arbitrator's award under R.C. 2711.10(D) where it vacated the award due to a perceived error in the arbitrator's exercise of her powers under the collective-bargaining agreement.
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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.