Dunn v. Northeast Helicopters Flight Services, LLC

Summary

The court held that the statutory protection against employment-conditioned financial demands covers money unrelated to the employment relationship and encompasses implicit representations and unilateral employer understandings. Because the evidence could support a finding that the plaintiff was discharged for refusing to share future examination fees, the claim presented genuine issues of material fact and could not be resolved on summary judgment. Justice Mullins, dissenting and joined by Chief Justice Robinson, would have held that the statute did not apply to negotiations concerning a separate prospective business venture.