Bird v. Cascade County

¶1 The Cascade County Board of Commissioners terminated Stacey Bird from her position as the County’s Human Resources Director. Bird filed a wrongful discharge claim against the County and the Board of Commissioners. The Eighth Judicial District Court held that the County had good cause to terminate Bird. It granted the County summary judgment. Bird appeals on the ground that a jury must determine the issue of good cause.

¶2 We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 The County hired Bird as Human Resources Director in October 2008. Bird directly supervised four employees and managed a…