Justices Not Inclined to Call Firing Retaliatory

The Utah Supreme Court held that a woman's firing after she criticized her employer's record on workers' compensation claims did not rise to the level of a retaliatory discharge. La-Z-Boy dismissed Marilyn Touchard from her position as an assistant safety manager and ergonomics team leader. Touchard's dismissal was the subject of a question for certification from the federal district court for the state of Utah. Chief Justice Christine Durham wrote the unanimous opinion in which the court acknowledged that public policy protects an employee from retaliation for filing a workers' compen...