Legal Opinion
Reginald Gilliam v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 29, 2000No. 99-3942PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
An employee who fails to report to work for three consecutive days and does not notify the company by the beginning of the scheduled starting time on the third day is in trouble under Article 16(d) of the collective bargaining agreement between United Parcel Service and the Teamsters Union. Reginald Gilliam violated this rule and was fired. He took off Friday, August 22, 1997, with the permission of Allen Kinsey, his supervisor. Kinsey expected Gilliam to return to work the next Monday; Gilliam, however, thought that his leave had an indefinite duration and did not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Sandra L. Rice v. Sunrise Express, Incorporated, Gainey Corporation and Sunrise U.S.A., IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Alfredo Diaz v. Fort Wayne Foundry CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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