>>What was the suit based on?
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>This was back in the early 90's so I forget the specifics. But I do remember the write up in the local newspaper touting something along the lines of "unfair labor practices". The employee's beef was that she was hired to do a job, then tested to see if she was capable to do the job she was already hired for.
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>The company didn't really take it seriously, but razzed the heck out of me. Then a year later when the corporate lawyers came in from Atlanta everybody was humbled... the case lasted on day in front of a judge and he made his ruling in her favor right away the next morning.
That's not like a wrongful termination case (or whatever it's called). I'd say "performance" was not on this person's vocabulary.
I suppose fairness is on the eyes of the beholder (read: the judge).
It reminds me of that lady that filed the suit about foxpro's Y2K non-compliance. I wonder if she's finding any work with all the publicity that the suit got.