Wallace v. Recorder's Court

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition and dismissing her claims of wrongful discharge (hostile environment) and defamation. We affirm.

Plaintiff was employed by the State Judicial Council (sjc) as the chief clinical psychologist when she resigned in August 1990. It is undisputed that there was no direct agreement between plaintiff and the sjc. Rather, her employment was subject to a labor agreement between the sjc and the Government Administrators’ Association (gaa) at the time of her resignation.

Plaintiff alleged that…