{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"resources-for-human-development-inc","displayName":"Resources for Human Development, Inc","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83141:2020-07-28","opinionId":"bf64a7ef-8b50-5e61-9758-1ef49f52552d","slug":"michael-jaeger-v-resources-for-human-development-inc-d83141","caseName":"Michael Jaeger\nvs. \nResources for Human Development, Inc","caseNumber":"WD83141","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-07-28","year":2020,"display_summary":"Michael Jaeger, a former employee of Resources for Human Development, Inc. (RHD), appealed the dismissal of his petition for wrongful termination. Jaeger alleged he was fired for reporting RHD's unlawful instructions regarding a developmentally disabled client's rights to EITAS, a governmental funding agency. The appellate court reversed the trial court's dismissal, holding that Jaeger's petition sufficiently stated a claim under the public policy exception to at-will employment, as he reported a violation of EITAS's rules intended to protect vulnerable clients. The case was remanded for further proceedings.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","civil-procedure","other","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=162798","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-jaeger-v-resources-for-human-development-inc-d83141","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employee","text: termination","text: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}