Shero v. Grand Savings Bank

¶ 1 The issue in the present cause is whether termination of an at-will employee for his refusal to dismiss his pending claims against a third party (pursuant to the Open Records Act, 51 O.S.2001, § 24A.1 et seq.) constitutes a violation of Oklahoma’s public policy such that would support a wrongful discharge action against the employer under the limited public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine. We answer in the negative. We hold that because the Open Records Act is silent regarding any aspect of the employment relationship, the Open Records Act does not contain a clear…