Legal Opinion
Puentes v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 1996No. 95-4374PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, Lazaro Ginart and Sergio Balsinde, were terminated from their employment with the defendant, United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), after working for the company for fourteen and fifteen years, respectively. At the time of their terminations, both plaintiffs were offered substantial severance packages and the ability to “resign for personal reasons,” on the condition that they execute unambiguous releases waiving all employment discrimination claims arising out of their terminations. 1 Both plaintiffs executed the releases.
Thereafter, the plaintiffs filed…
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