Cases — August 6th through 12th

admin - August 12, 2017 - Public Employees, Utah Court of Appeals, Wrongful Termination

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination

Aiono v. Department of Corrections (Utah Ct. App., August 10, 2017) (setting aside the decision to terminate Aiono for violating policy governing contact with incarcerated relatives: the policy’s plain language did not prohibit Aiono’s contact nor specify a time frame for disclosure form submittal. An employee cannot be fired for conduct that is not explicitly prohibited)

Miscellaneous

Christensen v. Juab School District (Utah, August 11, 2017) (affirming partial summary judgment in favor of Christensen, a public employee, who was found not guilty of criminal misconduct: he was therefore entitled to reimbursement of attorney fees and costs)