State ex rel. Yates v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

{¶ 1} Appellant-claimant, Leatrice A. Yates, joined appellee Abbott Laboratories, Inc., as a cost clerk in 1974. Claimant was considered an exemplary employee and rose through the ranks accordingly. Continuing to work full-time, she earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and eventually became a senior production inventory scheduler at the Ashland, Ohio plant.

{¶ 2} Although only in her late forties, claimant and her husband had had serious discussions about their eventual retirement. They had even scouted out a location — Murray, Kentucky. They chose Murray for several reasons: