Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. Metzger

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• finding that an employee handbook detailing disability benefits supported a breach 3 of contract claim for an employee injured on the job
• with respect to benefits rather than termination of employment, provisions of employee handbook given to employee at time he was hired are legally binding
• since authority’s actions prevented aggrieved person from seeking administrative review, and rules provided no alternative means of review, authority could not assert exhaustion of administrative remedies
• since authority's actions prevented aggrieved person from seeking administrative review, and rules provided no alternative means of review, authority could not assert exhaustion of administrative remedies
• handbook in effect at the time of hiring controls, and disclaimers added to later version of the handbook do not alter the result
• handbook “can be considered a contract with respect to the employment benefits provided therein”

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