Witkowski v. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

In this case, an employee who worked as a maintenance mechanic for a manufacturing company with a large workforce was fired by his employer. The employee claims that his discharge was wrongful because the employment manual, which provides grounds and procedures for termination, constitutes an employment contract that was not followed in the employee’s discharge. The employer claims that the employee’s discharge was not wrongful. It contends that the employee was hired as an “at-will” employee who could be fired without cause.

This case, as…