McCoppin v. State

OPINION

Raucci, C.J.

This cause is before the Court upon a recommendation from Commissioner Owen following an evidentiary hearing.

The Claimant, George McCoppin, Jr., filed a complaint for wrongful discharge, alleging that he was terminated from his employment with the University of Illinois in retaliation for reporting acts of misconduct and potentially criminal wrongdoing by a supervisor.

Facts

At the hearing, the Claimant testified that he was 49 years of age and that he had first been employed at the University of Illinois in October of 1981, when he was hired as a crop tester in the…