Banas v. Matthews International Corp.

Factual Background

Bañas began his employment with Matthews as a sandblaster (Record at 6a) and advanced to the position of tooler, which he held for 14 or 15 years preceding his discharge (Record at 17a). It was undisputed that Bañas was a skilled craftsman and his job performance was good (Record at 120a). In fact, Bañas had been selected to work on an important job for Matthews, the making of Elvis Presley’s grave marker (Record at 19-20a).

After he was hired, Bañas received from Matthews a copy of a booklet entitled “Matthews — You and Your Company.” This employee handbook contained the…