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Flight Attendant sues Oprah Winfrey...........does she have a case?
Oprah fired the flight attendant for allegedly having sex on the plane.
The flight attendant denies the charge.
So the flight attendant is suing her for wrongfully firing her.
Here's my question:
Oprah resides in Chicago, Illinois.
Illinois is an employment-at-will state; meaning; the employer can terminate the employee for any reason (except race, gender, ethnicity, religion or national origin).
So if Oprah wants to fire the flight attendant, even if she's innocent....
She has a right to do that!
Oprah can fire her for any reason! whether it be for having sex on board,
or for wearing the wrong pair of shoes or for being a fan of the wrong sports team. or for wearing a funny hat.
She doesn't need a justified cause to fire her...........does she?
but then again; even though Oprah resides in Chicago........the flight attendant might not. The flight attendant performs her duties in the air across multiple states; so which states' laws apply?
Being an "at-will" state merely means that in the absence of a contract, both sides can terminate at any time for any reason. If one has a contract, individually or via a union, the contract controls. Sometimes determining what law controls employment is difficult but it is usually the place in which the contract was made.
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May 20th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
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