Last August an Alaskan federal jury returned a $200,000 verdict for a woman, Martha Johnson, who claimed that her Fred Meyer supervisor had fired her in order to hire his hoped-for paramour. The jury relied on the covenant of good faith and fair dealing implied in all Alaska employment contracts. Judge Ralph Beistline later awarded $76,000 in interest, fees, and costs. Fred […]
Filed under Title VII, Title 18, Public policy tort
Filed under Good faith covenant, Retaliation, Public policy tort
Filed under ANCSA, Retaliation, Employment Law Section, Public policy tort
Filed under Good faith covenant, Public policy tort
Filed under Public policy tort
Filed under Public policy tort
Filed under Good faith covenant, Evidence, Public policy tort
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