Legal Opinion
Eugene Perkins v. St. Louis County Water Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1998No. 98-1903PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Eugene Perkins worked for the St. Louis County Water Company in construction and maintenance for almost three years, and during that time he was repeatedly absent from work. Under St. Louis County’s “progressive discipline policy” for addressing employee attendance deficiencies, a worker who is repeatedly absent is subject to verbal counseling, oral and written warnings, suspensions, and, ultimately, if the worker’s attendance still shows no sign of improvement, termination of employment. Mr. Perkins was repeatedly counseled, was given numerous written…
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