DOHME, APPELLEE, v. EURAND AMERICA, INC., APPELLANT., 130 Ohio St. 3d 168

Summary

The employee contended that the employer fired him because he had expressed concerns about the safety of the employer's workplace to outside parties. On appeal, the court found that the employee failed to meet his requisite burden at summary judgment to articulate, by citation to its source, a specific public policy that the employer violated when it discharged him. The employee's complaint simply alleged that the employer's actions jeopardized workplace safety. The employer asserted in its motion for summary judgment that the employee had not identified a public policy applicable to the incident. The employee, the nonmoving party, then had the reciprocal burden of articulating, by citation to its source, a specific clear public policy. However, he only generally mentioned or identified any legal basis for a statewide policy for workplace health and safety. He did not cite any specific statement of law in support of his claim of public policy that was drawn from federal or state ...