If the statute itself provides the employee with a cause of action, the courts are reluctant to recognize an alternative remedy in the form of a lawsuit for wrongful discharge.

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When a statute explicitly provides an employee with a cause of action, courts typically defer to this legislative remedy and are hesitant to recognize an alternative, common law remedy for wrongful discharge, to avoid undermining the statutory framework.

If the Statute Itself Provides the Employee with a Cause