Opinion ID: 2611454
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Wrongful Discharge and At-Will Employees

Text: DOC argues the doctrines of wrongful discharge or constructive wrongful discharge do not apply to employees who are not terminable at-will. Reninger and Cohen, given their civil service status, were not terminable at-will employees. Indeed, our case law has questioned the viability of such a tort where other relief is available to an affected employee. See, e.g., Micone v. Town of Steilacoom Civil Serv. Comm'n, 44 Wash.App. 636, 643 n. 2, 722 P.2d 1369 (questioning whether the doctrine of constructive discharge even applies to employment governed by civil service rules), review denied, 107 Wash.2d 1010 (1986); Albright v. Department of Social and Health Servs., 65 Wash.App. 763, 768-69, 829 P.2d 1114 (1992) (same). We do not reach this issue because the officers fail to state a claim for wrongful constructive discharge under our cases.