McClanahan v. Remington Freight Lines, Inc.

Decided 1988-01-06

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SHEPARD, Chief Justice. Today we revisit the question of the continued vitality of the employment at will doctrine. The issue turns on whether an employee fired for refusing to commit an illegal act for which he would be personally liable has a cause of action against his employer. We believe such an exception to the employment at will doctrine is appropriate under these facts.…

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