Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Resolution Trust Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 1992No. 91-2587PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The primary question raised, in this appeal is whether, under Illinois law, an employee can maintain an action for retaliatory discharge when he alleges that he was terminated for urging his employer’s compliance with the Federal Community Reinvestment Act, 12 U.S.C. § 2901, et seq. On the employer’s motion to dismiss, the district court below ruled that such a claim was not actionable because the Federal Community Reinvestment Act does not articulate a clearly mandated public policy of the state of Illinois. We affirm.
The complaint alleges the following facts, which we…
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