Scott v. Missouri Valley Physicians, P.C.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. “1) discharge due to a refusal to perform an illegal act; 2) discharge based on an employee's act of reporting violations of law or public policy to superiors or public authorities; 3) discharge based on an employee's participation in acts encouraged by public policy, such as jury duty; and 4) discharge because an employee filed a worker's compensation claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 503 F. Supp. 2d 1178 - Hess v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc.

2. “[R]reporting wrongdoing to the wrongdoer, who is the purported whistleblower's supervisor, does not constitute internal whistleblowing sufficient to support a claim of wrongful, retaliatory discharge under the public policy exception.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 503 F. Supp. 2d 1178 - Hess v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc.

3. “recognized four types of cases under this exception.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 503 F. Supp. 2d 1178 - Hess v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc.