Opinion ID: 1244563
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Heading Rank: 7

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Text: The parties are in agreement that Hillie was hired by Mutual as an at-will employee. Hillie claims that his at-will employment ripened into a unilateral employment contract through Mutual's manual and employee handbook and/or through oral representations by Mutual's personnel. The evidence is uncontroverted that neither the manual nor the employee handbook created any contractual obligation between Mutual and its employees. Hillie failed to produce any evidence, other than his own subjective assumptions, to support his claim that Mutual officials made any oral representations or assurance regarding the duration of his employment or the circumstances under which his employment could be terminated. As a matter of law, an employee's subjective understanding of job security is insufficient to establish an implied contract of employment to that effect. There being no genuine issue of any material fact, the district court properly entered a summary judgment in favor of Mutual. AFFIRMED. WHITE and LANPHIER, JJ., not participating.