Abney v. Baptist Medical Centers

Ginger Abney sued Baptist Medical Centers, alleging that it had wrongfully discharged her from employment. In essence, she claimed that her employee handbook, which outlined detailed disciplinary procedures, constituted an employment contract. She further claimed that Baptist Medical Centers, in discharging her, had failed to follow the procedures set out in the handbook and, therefore, had breached their employment agreement.

The employee handbook provided to Abney by Baptist Medical Centers consisted of some introductory material, a glossary, and five major sections, entitled "Employment,"…