Phung v. Waste Management, Inc.

The court of appeals, by carving a public policy exception to the doctrine of at-will employment, would have had Ohio join what is already a clear majority of states which have carved similar exceptions, including the five states which border Ohio.1 Today, *105this court refuses to join that enlightened majority. I must vigorously disseht.

As noted in Judge Douglas’ well-reasoned opinion below, the doctrine of at-will employment developed in a laissez-faire climate that encouraged industrial growth and strongly approved an employer’s right to control his own business. That right necessarily…