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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)

Citation
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Parent Document
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1997-09-23

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But as Judge Ferren has explained, ante at 170-172, the Council of the District of Columbia has not adopted legislation designed to define the permissible scope of the at-will rule or to declare that doctrine’s limits. Although the legislature has enacted specific provisions to deal with particular problems which have been brought to its attention,10 these statutes were plainly not designed to preempt the development of the common law of wrongful termination. Indeed, in 1994, in providing legislative protection from wrongful discharge for employees of certain contractors, the Council expressly provided: