Legal Opinion
Hall v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1990PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Titone, J.
In this consolidated appeal, the primary issue is whether a person who has been pressured into resigning from employment after "failing” a polygraph test may maintain an action for damages against an examiner who allegedly conducted the test in a negligent manner. Also at issue is whether this plaintiff is entitled to be paid a bonus under the specific terms of his employer’s bonus plan. We hold that neither of plaintiff’s claims is legally viable and that both were properly dismissed.
Plaintiff had been employed by defendant United Parcel Service (UPS) since…
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