Legal Opinion
Davis v. Community Alternatives of Washington, D.C. Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 5, 2013No. 11-CV-1497PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERLY, Associate Judge:
Appellants Lisha Quarles and Kathie Byrd are former employees of Community Alternatives of Washington, D.C., Inc., which operates group homes that house adults with intellectual disabilities.1 Con*709tending that they were discharged by Community Alternatives because of their complaints about client treatment and staff working conditions, Ms. Quarles, Ms. Byrd, and a third Community Alternatives employee, Michelle Monroe, filed suit, alleging that Community Alternatives was liable for the common law tort of wrongful discharge against public policy. The trial court…
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