Legal Opinion

John Byrne v. Avon Products, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 9, 2003No. 02-2629PublishedCited by 118 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After more than four years of highly regarded service as the only stationary engineer on the night shift at Avon Products, John Byrne started to read and sleep on the job. Early in November 1998 a coworker reported finding Byrne asleep in the carpenter’s shop, which night employees sometimes use as a break room. Avon checked security logs (employees need a coded card to enter the carpenter’s shop) and learned that Byrne had begun to frequent it. To investigate further, Avon installed a camera, which on its first night of operation revealed that Byrne spent about…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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3Cited by118 opinions

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