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at-will termination rule in Oklahoma

8 Oklahoma opinions name it 2 courts 1992–2022 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Oklahoma courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Burk v. K-Mart Corp.green
okla · 1989 · cited in 6 Oklahoma opinions naming this issue, 1992–2022
2 sentences

2022Supp. 2014 § 152 Burk Court stated: "We thus follow the modern trend and adopt today the public policy exception to the at-will termination rule in a narrow class of cases in which the discharge is contrary to a clear mandate of public policy as articulated by constitutional, statutory or decisional law." 1989 OK 22 Burk Court stated: We recognize this new cause of action in tort.

2007In Burk , we created “the Burk tort” with our adoption of the public policy exception to the at-will termination rule to apply “in a narrow class of cases in which the discharge is contrary to a clear mandate of public policy as articulated by constitutional, statutory or decisional law.” Id. at 28 (emphasis added).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Oklahoma. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc. green
okla · 1992
2 sentences

1995Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc., 833 P.2d at 1225 .

1994She cites Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc., 833 P.2d 1218 (Okl.1992), which holds the public policy exception to the at-will termination rule to be applicable to termination due to racial discrimination.

21994–1995

Statutes the citing opinions construe

OK § Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 1302 (3) USC § 42u.s.c.2000e (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

OK 8 (1992–2022) SC 2 (2005–2010) CA 2 (1990–2014) DC 2 (1992–1993)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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