Anderson v. ITT Industries Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this employment discrimination suit, defendant moves to dismiss plaintiffs claim of wrongful termination in violation of Virginia public policy for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Fed. R.Civ.P. At issue is whether an at-will employee who is discharged for refusing to falsify resumes to be submitted pursuant to a bid on a government contract may maintain a state claim for wrongful termination under the Bowman public policy exception to Virginia’s at-will employment doctrine. 1

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Plaintiff is an African-American male and a…