a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe"
benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). To bring such
a suit the discharge of the employee must have been without "cause," and the employee
a) had an express contract of continued employment or there was an "implied" contract
based on the circumstances of his/her hiring or legitimate reasons to believe the
employment would be permanent, b) there is a violation of statutory prohibitions
against discrimination due to race, gender, sexual preference or age, or c) the
discharge was contrary to "public policy" such as in retribution for exposing dishonest
acts of the employer. An employee who believes he/she has been wrongfully terminated
may bring an action (file a suit) for damages for discharge, as well as for breach
of contract, but the court decisions have become increasingly strict in limiting
an employee's grounds for suit.
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