Legal Opinion
Daniel W. Petersen v. E.F. Johnson Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 29, 2004No. 03-1494, 03-1495PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a dispute over Daniel Petersen’s right to severance benefits after he was laid off, and eventually terminated, by E.F. Johnson Company. The dispute arose when the company adopted a new and less-favorable employee severance benefits plan between his lay-off and his termination. Petersen believed he was entitled to benefits under the old plan, while the company believed he was limited to the new-plan benefits, but only if he agreed to waive his claim for the former plan benefits. Petersen elected not to waive his claim.
He originally filed this suit as a…
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