Coldly v. Fuyao Glass America, Inc.

Citations

• 191 N.E.3d 514
• 2022 Ohio 1960

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in granting summary judgment against appellant, who had sued his employer for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Appellant, an at-will employee, failed to satisfy the \jeopardy\ element that must be met to maintain such actions. While appellant claimed that his employer failed to provide a safe workplace as required by R.C. 4101.11 and R.C. 4101.12, appellant did not make clear to his employer when he complained about another employee that he was invoking a governmental policy as the basis for his complaint, rather than his own self-interest. Appellant gave the employer no indication that his complaint concerned the public at large rather than himself. Because this failure was fatal to appellant's claim, we need not address issues concerning the other elements needed to establish wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Judgment affirmed.