Goggins v. Rogers Memorial Hospital Inc.

¶ 1. Katherine A. Goggins appeals from an order for summary judgment in favor of Rogers Memorial Hospital Incorporated. Goggins claims relief under Wisconsin's public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine, and contends that the trial court erred when it determined that the facts presented did not support her claim. Goggins further contends that the court improperly characterized her claim as one for retaliatory discharge, governed by the Department of Workforce Development under Wis. Stat. § 146.997 (2001-02), 1 which deprives the court of subject matter jurisdiction. We agree…