Anderson v. Standard Register Co.

OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

The issue presented for review in this retaliatory discharge case is whether an employer may discharge an employee pursuant to a facially neutral absence control policy for absence caused by a work-related injury. The judgment of the trial court and Court of Appeals granting summary judgment for the employer is affirmed.

Prior to the date on which plaintiff sustained a work related injury, the defendant established and followed consistently a policy whereby it terminated the employment of any employee who was absent from work for more than 26 weeks without regard for…