Opinion ID: 1547929
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Incorrect Guidelines

Text: Ms. Smith next claims that Union Labor Life provided her with incorrect guidelines regarding company policy contending that, in so doing, appellee engaged in wrongful business practices. Ms. Smith bases this claim on the fact that she received the Human Resources Policies and Procedures Handbook (the Blue Handbook) given to all employees, but did not receive the Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual (the White Manual) given to upper-level management employees. Again, Ms. Smith failed to rebut the showing made by Union Labor Life through its documents, pleadings and affidavits of the absence of a material dispute. Further, Union Labor Life produced sufficient evidence to demonstrate that Ms. Smith was an at-will management employee who did not have responsibility for personnel decisions, and thus was not entitled to receive the White Manual. Even if Ms. Smith did demonstrate her entitlement to the White Manual as an upper-level management employee, which she did not, her claim would be unavailing because the disclaimer language contained in the White Manual, stating that management employees are at-will employees, is substantially similar to the disclaimer language in the Blue Handbook, which Ms. Smith did receive.