Foster v. N. Am. Bus Indus., Inc.

MURDOCK, Justice.

Debra Mae Foster appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Calhoun Circuit Court in favor of North American Bus Industries, Inc. ("NABI"), in Foster's action alleging retaliatory discharge. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case.

I. Facts

NABI is a bus manufacturer whose principal production facility is located in Anniston. NABI has what it refers to as a "no-fault, points-based attendance and absenteeism policy." The "Attendance and Absenteeism Policy" ("the policy") organizes reasons for absences into sections, with points accumulated for the type…