Court Sides With College That Was Sued by Coach for Wrongful Termination

A federal judge from the District of Kansas has granted summary judgment to a community college, which was sued by a coach, who claimed his termination violated that state’s public policy against retaliatory discharge for whistleblowing, and breached an express contract and an implied contract for continued employment.   One rationale used by the court in reaching its decision was that the plaintiff, Marc Benjamin, was an at-will employee of the defendant, Barton Community College, meanin