1.   Several former employees are suing the company for wrongful discharge.

2.   In cases where an employee sues his employer for breach of statutory duty, the court will be slow to find that the employer was guilty of contributory negligence.

3.   At-will employees might successfully sue their former employer if they can prove the company fraudulently induced them to take a job by misrepresenting material facts.

4.   A former employee is suing the administrators of the plan in federal court in Dallas.

5.   Eight current and former employees have sued the company, alleging that it has discriminated against African-American employees in pay, promotions and performance evaluations.

6.   For instance, disgruntled employees could sue for defamation or discrimination if they feel unjustly targeted for a buyout offer.

7.   Georgia Power Co. has named a vice president for diversity action, three weeks after three employees sued the utility claiming racial discrimination.

8.   In addition to suing Boeing, the employees sued the maker of the chemical, Ferro Corp. of Ohio.

9.   Last June, the court ruled, by the same margin, that employees cannot sue states for violating the federal labor law governing minimum wages and hours.

10.   Other courts have permitted railroad employees to sue for emotional distress, but only in cases where workers were traumatized after narrowly escaping sudden, violent accidents.