ASMUS v. PACIFIC BELL

No. S074296.

96 Cal.Rptr.2d 179 (2000)

23 Cal.4th 1

999 P.2d 71

Craig ASMUS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. PACIFIC BELL et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pacific Telesis Legal Group, Mary Lu Christie, Theresa C. O'Loughlin and Elena E. Matsis, San Francisco, for Defendants and Appellants.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Robert F. Walker, Nancy L. Abell and Linda M. Edwards, Los Angeles, for California Employment Law Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Hoffman & Lazear, H. Tim Hoffman, Arthur Lazear, Oakland; Thierman Law Firm, Mark R. Thierman and Carrie L. Freestone, San Francisco, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


CHIN, J.

We granted the request of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for an answer to the following certified question of law under rule 29.5 of the California Rules of Court:1 "Once an employer's unilaterally adopted policy—which requires employees to be retained so along as a specified condition does not occur— has become a part of the employment contract...

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