Legal Opinion
Butts v. Board of Trustees
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 2014No. B243793PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KUSSMAN, J. *
Sheila Butts (plaintiff) began her employment at California State University (CSU) at Dominguez Hills in September 1979 in a nonmanagerial position. She had obtained permanent status (tenure) in that position by September 1981. After more than 20 years on the job, she sought and obtained a management position in the alumni relations office in 2003. Plaintiff was aware that, unlike her prior positions, management positions did not provide the benefits of permanent status. Rather, managers served “at-will” at the pleasure of the campus president or the chancellor, and could…
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