5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 20 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Harvey v. Care Initiatives, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvey v. Care Initiatives, Inc. Anchor | green | “we must refrain from extending protection to workers from unfair treatment after our legislature has weighed in on the issue and established the parameters of the governing public policy.” | 5 |
| 2 | Fitzgerald v. Salsbury Chemical, Inc. | green | “the employment relationship is terminable by either party 'at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all.” | 4 |
| 3 | Phillip E. Jones v. University of Iowa the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa Sally Mason, President of the University of Iowa and Individually and the Stolar Partnership, LLP | green | “the narrow public-policy exception to the at-will employment doctrine 'limits an employer's discretion to discharge an at-will employee when the discharge would undermine a clearly defined and well-recognized public policy of the state.” | 4 |
| 4 | Karen Dorshkind v. Oak Park Place of Dubuque II, L.L.C. | green | “thus, the exception is narrowly circumscribed to only those policies clearly defined and well-recognized to protect those with a compelling need for protection from wrongful discharge.” | 4 |
| 5 | Harvey v. Care Initiatives, Inc. | green | “generalized concepts of fairness and justice.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.