No wrongful discharge claim based on exercise of rights under state Constitution, Tennessee high court says

The Tennessee Supreme Court has recently held that there is no legal claim for wrongful discharge where an employer terminates an employee because the employee exercised a right set forth in the state Constitution. The decision is important in its own right, and also because it may – or may not – signal a fundamental change in the Supreme Court’s view of its role in the development of the law. Here’s a very concise and oversimplified explanation....
By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

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