FOX v. CITY OF BOWLING GREEN

No. 94-2544.

76 Ohio St.3d 534 (1996)

FOX, APPELLEE, v. CITY OF BOWLING GREEN ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucas, Prendergast, Albright, Gibson & Newman, James E. Melle and Michael D. Bridges, for appellee.

Marshall & Melhorn, Thomas W. Palmer and David L. O'Connell, for appellants.

Spater, Gittes, Schulte & Kolman, Kathleen B. Schulte and Frederick M. Gittes, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Employment Lawyers Association.

John E. Gotherman and Malcolm C. Douglas, urging reversal for amici curiae, Ohio Municipal League and Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association.


PFEIFER, J.

We hold that to gain the protection of R.C. 4113.52(A)(3), an employee need not show that a co-worker had actually violated a statute, city ordinance, work rule, or company policy; it is sufficient that the employee had a reasonable belief that a violation occurred.

Ohio's Whistleblower statute provides an employee protection from employer retaliation under certain circumstances when the employee reports activity of fellow employees in the workplace...

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