Kratzer v. Welsh Companies, LLC

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

Respondent Wayne Rratzer brought this action against his former employer, Welsh Companies, LLC (Welsh), alleging that Welsh terminated his employment in violation of Minnesota’s whistleblower statute, Minn.Stat. § 181.932, subd. 1(a) (2008).1 The district court granted Welsh’s summary judgment motion, but the court of appeals reversed. Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., No. A06-2284, 2008 WL 1747607, at *1 (Minn.App. Apr. 15, 2008).2 We granted *16Welsh’s petition for review on the whistle-blower claim. Because we conclude that Kratzer has not demonstrated that he engaged in protected…