Legal Opinion
Thomas H. Yochum v. Barnett Banks, Inc. Severance Pay Plan, Employee Benefits Committee of the Barnett Banks, Inc. Severance Pay Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2000No. 99-13581PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
On this appeal we decide whether, after NationsBank bought Barnett Bank, Nati-onsBank’s oral job offer to an executive of Barnett Bank that gave the executive more responsibility, but only guaranteed his salary for one year and eliminated his stock options, constitutes comparable employment under the meaning of an ERISA severance pay plan. The district court held that the new offer was comparable, and that by refusing the offer, the bank executive disqualified himself from receiving severance benefits. We REVERSE and REMAND to the district court with instructions to enter summary judgment for…
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