Court Finds Mutual of Omaha Manager Lacks Contract Breach and Wrongful Firing Claims

A former manager at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. failed to state plausible claims for breach of contract and wrongful termination after he was fired allegedly for refusing to aggressively interrogate a Burmese hire about his immigration status, a federal court in Texas ruled April 9 (Adams v. Mut. of Omaha Ins. Co., 2014 BL 99979, N.D. Tex., 13-4881, 4/9/14).

Lowell Adams couldn’t overcome the state law presumption of at-will employment by pointing to corporate policies and oral representations, because employment handbooks are considered guidelines rather than express agreements to limit an employer’s right to fire without ...