Tullis v. Merrill

NEUMAN, Justice.

This case centers on a dispute between an employee and his employer over the payment of health insurance premiums. Shortly after the employee sought reimbursement of accumulated sums withheld from his paycheck, his employment was terminated. He sued for breach of the employment contract, payment of back wages, and retaliatory discharge. A jury returned a verdict in the employee’s favor, compensating him for unpaid wages and awarding actual and punitive damages resulting from the termination.

On appeal from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict, the employer assigns error…