Is Employee Who Raises Safety Concern With Insurer Against Employer’s Orders Protected Against Firing?
Randall J. Dohme v. Eurand America, Inc., Case no. 2007-0640 2nd District Court of Appeals (Montgomery County) ISSUE: Does state and federal case law that bars the retaliatory firing of a worker for reporting workplace safety and environmental hazards apply to an engineering supervisor who, after raising fire safety concerns with his employers, was fired for discussing with an insurance company representative a fire safety report that was missing from the company’s computer after being directed by his employer to greet the representative, but to leave any discussions with him to higher management? BACKGROUND: Randall Dohme was fired from his position as an engineering/maintenance supervisor at a Dayton-area manufacturing plant operated by Eurand America Inc. for allegedly violating an email directive that employees in his department should leave any discussions with an insurance company auditor who was inspecting the facility to certain specified management representatives. Dohme filed
