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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Fired Workers Sue Former Employers
Message-ID: <311@cylixd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 11:29:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: cylixd.311
Posted: Mon Sep 23 11:29:11 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 24-Sep-85 03:26:00 EDT
Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN
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An article appeared in my newspaper about a year ago quoting an
issue of "Inc." magazine which said that the newest wrinkle among
terminated employees is "management malpractice" lawsuits. These are
especially prevalent in California, where 26 of the last 29 lawsuits
along this line were settled in favour of the former employees. Since
1975, the number of suits has increased 15-fold, with fired employees
suing for everything from "unjust dismissal" to "emotional distress."
Juries are quite generous with some of the rewards. One fired worker
demanded $100,000 from his former employer and got nearly $5 million!
Increasingly, courts are affirming the "job as property right" concept,
meaning that an employee is entitled to his job as long as performance
meets the grade.

Legal opinions, anyone? Looks like a good can of worms to open for
discussion.

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Dave Kirby    ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave)

(The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect 
those of RCA Cylix. They may not even reflect my own.)


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