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WENDELN v. THE BEATRICE MANOR, INC.

No. S-05-188.

712 N.W.2d 226 (2006)

271 Neb. 373

Rebecca WENDELN, appellee, v. THE BEATRICE MANOR, INC., appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michaela Skogerboe and Brent M. Kuhn, of Harris Kuhn Law Firm, L.L.P., Omaha, for appellant.

Carole McMahon-Boies, Spirit Lake, IA, for appellee.

HENDRY, C.J., CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

McCORMACK, J.

NATURE OF CASE

The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether we should recognize a public policy-based cause of action for retaliatory discharge when an employer discharges an employee for making a report to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) as mandated by the Adult Protective Services Act (APSA), Neb.Rev.Stat. §§ 28-348 to 28-387 (Reissue 1995 & Cum.Supp.2004).

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