Hinthorn v. Roland's of Bloomington, Inc.

This case concerns the sufficiency of a complaint to state a cause of action for the tort of retaliatory discharge first recognized in this State in Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc. (1978), 74 Ill. 2d 172, 384 N.E.2d 353. The essential requirements for that tort were later described as being “that [an] employer discharge [an] employee in retaliation for the employee’s activities, and that the discharge [was] in contravention of a clearly mandated public policy.” (Palmateer v. International Harvester Co. (1981), 85 Ill. 2d 124, 134, 421 N.E.2d 876, 881.) Here, the dispute between the parties arises…