Barker v. Dayton Walther Corp.

The issue before us is whether an employee who has been disabled as a result of a work-related injury for more than six months may be discharged by his employer as a result of the employer’s policy of discharging any employee who is medically disabled from working for more than six months. Plaintiffs-appellants, each of whom was discharged from his employment pursuant to such a policy, contend that their discharges violated the prohibition against retaliatory discharges contained in R.C. 4123.90 or, in the alternative, that their discharges were against public policy.

We conclude that the…