HOLLAND v. UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

No. S-8273.

993 P.2d 1026 (1999)

Michael HOLLAND, Appellant, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Friedman, Friedman, Rubin & White, and Terry A. Venneberg, Anchorage, for Appellant.

William F. Mede and Gregory S. Fisher, Owens & Turner, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE, and BRYNER, Justices.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Union Oil Company of Alaska (Unocal) demoted Michael Holland for committing a significant error in judgment involving an ethical issue. Holland allegedly asked a subordinate contractor to work on a personal project during work hours and instructed him to use plant materials. Unocal based its decision to demote Holland on information that it gathered during interviews with Holland and four...

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