McLaughlin v. Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc.

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

In this case, we question whether the Superior Court properly upheld the decision of the trial court to sustain preliminary objections and to dismiss a cause of action for common law wrongful discharge. We affirm the Superior Court because Mary McLaughlin (Appellant) can not state a claim for wrongful discharge solely based upon an alleged retaliatory termination of her employment in violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651, 660(c) (OSHA).

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellant avers that her former employer, Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc.-…