Legal Opinion
Thibodeau v. Design Group One Architects, LLC
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 2, 2002No. SC 16593PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
Under the Fair Employment Practices Act, General Statutes § 46a-51 et seq. (act), employers with three or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against their employees on the basis of sex, including discrimination related to pregnancy. See General Statutes § 46a-60 (a) (1) and (7),1 and *694§ 46a-51 (10)2 and (17).3 At common law, an employer may terminate an at-will employee for any reason unless that reason violates some important public policy. This certified appeal raises an issue that lies at the intersection of the act and the public policy exception to the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Faulkner v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Parsons v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by84 opinions
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