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· 5/16/1988

Hobson v. McLean Hospital Corp.

Citations

  • 522 N.E.2d 975
  • 402 Mass. 413
  • 3 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1217
  • 1988 Mass. LEXIS 143

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Liability can be imposed on an employer who terminates an at-will employee in violation of a clearly established public policy.”
  • at-will employee allegedly discharged for enforcing safety laws which were her responsibility to enforce
  • before enactment of G.L.c. 149, §187, nurse stated claim for termination in violation of public policy where she was fired from hospital for enforcing state and local laws concerning supervision of patients

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, O'Connor

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