Union Member Firing Doesn't Violate Public Policy

Terminating a worker's employment while he is receiving workers' compensation temporary total disability benefits is not a violation of public policy, an Ohio court ruled. In Edwards v. I. Schumann & Co., 88528, 06/21/2007, the 8th District Court of Appeals ruled that only an at-will employee, which the court determined Willie Edwards was not, could assert a claim that his termination is contrary to public policy. "In the present case, Edwards was a union employee, and the terms of his employment were defined by a collective bargaining agreement ... Accordingly, because Edwards is not ...