William and Mary Lou Frohnapfel v. Arcelormittal USA LLC

LOUGHRY, Justice:

This case is before us on certified question from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and presents the singular question of whether the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act (the “Act”) 1 establishes a substantial public • policy for purposes of undergirding a policy-based retaliatory discharge claim 2 where an-employee is allegedly discharged for reporting violations of a permit issued under that Act and making complaints to his employer about those permit violations. Having considered this issue in conjunction with a review of…