Legal Opinion
Desmond Maynard v. VI Comm Labor
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 2, 2012No. 10-3476PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
(April 2, 2012)
Greenaway, Circuit Judge
This appeal requires us to determine whether the individual needs of an employee can justify noncompliance with an employer’s reasonable administrative order. The Virgin Islands Wrongful Discharge Act (the “WDA”) permits the termination of an employee “who wilfully and intentionally disobeys reasonable and lawful rules, orders, and instructions of the employer.” VI. CODE Ann. tit. 24, § 76(a)(4). Here, in lieu of providing his employees with a paycheck, Appellant Desmond Maynard (“Maynard”) paid his employees in cash, requiring that they endorse…
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