SHICK v. SHIREY


552 Pa. 590 (1998)

716 A.2d 1231

David L. SHICK, Appellant, v. David L. SHIREY t/d/b/a Donald L. Shirey Lumber, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald T. Elliott for David L. Shick.

Irwin W. Aronson, Camp Hill, for Amicus-AFL-CIO.

Fred Hait, Carlisle, for Amicus-PA Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

John Drayer for Donald Shirey.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal presents a question of first impression of whether Pennsylvania law recognizes a common law cause of action for wrongful discharge of an at-will employee for filing a workers' compensation claim. We hold that an at-will employee who alleges retaliatory discharge for the filing of a workers' compensation claim has stated a cause of action for which relief may be granted under the law of this Commonwealth.

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