No Wrongful Termination Claim for Worker Fired Day after Doctor Told Employer He Needed Surgery

The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a factory worker who was fired one day after his doctor reported he would need surgery for an eye injury was not wrongfully terminated. Case: Lott v. Corinthian, No. 2013-CA-01473-COA, 5/12/2015, published. Facts: Bobby Lott worked for Corinthian as an at-will employee for its upholstery department. He claimed one of the legs on an ottoman hit him in the eye while he was working on Jan. 18, 2010. Lott immediately asked two nearby coworkers if his eye was injured, and Lott claims that he also advised Tracy Wren of the injury shortly thereafter. Lo...