Abusive discharge - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

Abusive discharge is a terminated employee�s claim that their termination breached some public policy of the state.� Abusive discharge claims are often brought when no claim for breach of contract or violation of a statute can be alleged.�Thus, the employee attempts to show that the termination violated a general public policy espoused by the state. �

See e.g., Stevenson v. Superior Court 941 P.2d 1157 (1997).

Compare to:�Wrongful termination