Eggert v. Reed

OPINION OF THE COURT

John R. Tenney, J.

Plaintiff was employed by the New York Telephone Company. The codefendant, Reed, is a company management employee in the benefits area which maintained a "Management Income Protection Plan” (MIPP) designed to provide certain benefits to employees who have, or may soon become "surplus”. The employee can either accept the MIPP "separation package” voluntarily or take the chance that if his job is terminated, he will only receive the "routine” severance package.

Plaintiff and certain coemployees were declared "surplus” and were given the MIPP option with a…