Bammert v. Don's SuperValu, Inc.
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
646 N.W.2d 365 (Wis. 2002)
Relevant factsFree
Karen Bammert (plaintiff) had worked at Don's SuperValu (defendant) for 26 years when the store fired her after her police-officer husband participated in the drunk-driving arrest of the store owner's wife. Bammert sued for wrongful discharge, and the trial court dismissed her complaint for failing to fit within Wisconsin's public-policy exception to at-will employment; the court of appeals affirmed.
IssueFree
Whether Wisconsin's public-policy exception to at-will employment covers termination in retaliation for a non-employee spouse's conduct in enforcing the law.