Opinion ID: 688748
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Plaintiff's Employment at AT & T

Text: 4 Plaintiff's ten years of employment by AT & T encompassed the following: 5 1983--After obtaining both a law degree and a masters' degree in economics from Harvard and working for several years as an associate in a Chicago law firm, plaintiff was hired as an attorney in the Legal Department. 6 1985--In January, at her request, she was transferred to the Public Affairs Department, where she worked as a lobbyist. 7 --In August, plaintiff expressed a preference to fill an opening for a regional attorney in charge of governmental relations in a number of states, and was made regional attorney for the Central Region, in Public Affairs. Defendant Brown had just been put in charge of that region, over both plaintiff and all the region's lobbyists, who were also state directors. 8 1989--In July, AT & T merged three government relations departments--Public Affairs, External Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs--into two. One, dealing with state regulatory, legislative, and executive bodies, was the State Government Affairs office (SGA) in which plaintiff remained the regional attorney for the Central Region, working with several lobbyists, and reporting directly to defendant Brown. The other, dealing with federal regulatory and executive bodies, and Congress, was the Federal Government Affairs office (FGA). 9 1990--From January to mid-August, AT & T and plaintiff explored the possibility of a transfer to FGA in Washington at a higher salary grade. AT & T formally offered plaintiff the position in August. Talks fell through because of various financial problems plaintiff faced and AT & T's refusal to find plaintiff's husband a job or to fund commuting expenses. 10 1991--In September, plaintiff began pursuing a Ph.D. at Northwestern. She was given the necessary time off work, payment by AT & T of her $15,000 annual tuition, access to a company car, and a promise of the job of Director of Operations Analysis when it became available. On October 28, AT & T announced plaintiff's assignment to that post as of December 1. 11 1993--In September plaintiff voluntarily left AT & T.