Legal Opinion
Nickens v. Labor Agency of Metropolitan Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 13, 1991No. 89-895PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Associate Judge:
This appeal arises out of a complaint for wrongful discharge filed by appellant, Paula Nickens, against her former employer, Labor Agency of Metropolitan Washington (Labor Agency or the Agency), and its president, Joslyn N. Williams. The trial court granted summary judgment for ap-pellees. Appellees’ summary judgment motion was based upon its claim that the undisputed facts showed that appellant was laid off due to fiscal cutbacks as permitted under the Agency’s personnel policies and that appellant was an at-will employee, terminable for any reason or for no reason at…
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