Legal Opinion
Allen v. Bessemer State Technical College
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 21, 1997No. 2950457PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for Rehearing
This court's opinion of December 20, 1996, is withdrawn, and the following opinion is substituted therefor.
This case requires us to decide whether the Fair Dismissal Act, § 36-26-100 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, mandates a pretermination hearing before an employee is dismissed from his employment. The circuit court held that it does not; we hold that it does. Therefore, we reverse.
Reginald Allen had been employed by Bessemer State Technical College (BSTC) as a janitor for 11 years. On June 30, 1994, Allen received a letter from Dr. Michael Bailey, the president of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Bolton v. MOBILE CTY. BD. OF SCH. COM'RSSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Colbert County Bd. of Educ. v. JohnsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Stallworth v. City of EvergreenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- Washington v. Bessemer Bd. of Educ.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989
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