Dillion V. Champion

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Assignment #5 – Dillon v. Champion Jogbra Anthony Burgs June 16, 2013 Business Employment Law - HRM 510 Dr. Zelphia A. Brown, SPHR, Instructor Assignment #5 – Dillon v. Champion Jogbra 1. What is the legal issue in this case? Linda Dillon, an employee with Champion Jogbra, accused her former employer of wrongful termination. She believed the company breached the implied contract and terminated services without abiding by its progressive discipline policy as outlined in the company handbook. The first page of the manual states; the policies and procedures contained in the manual constitute guidelines only. (Walsh, 2010 pg.589). Champion doesn’t offer the employees any contract guarantee or extent of employment. The company is an at-will employer, meaning they could terminate employment at any given time without cause. 2. Explain what the implied contract was in this case. The new position was offered to Dillon by her management team. She was already comfortable in her current position even though she didn’t have proper training. Dillon recalls that she was told that she would receive “extensive training” (Walsh, 2010). Management gave the employee unrealistic information, so the employee thinks she has a stable position in place. Never promise an employee a position or pay if you’re not going to follow through. After her predecessor leaves, Dillon receives minor training a few months later. From the looks of things, to me that the employees was being used by the company and management thought they could impose a contract clause that they indeed breach. 3. Explain how the employer breached the implied contract. According to Walsh, An implied contract is an agreement, presumably intended among those involved, but not explicitly in writing, additionally, an employee handbook that labeled its provisions as

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