Patricia K. Hoendermis, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Advanced Physical Therapy, Inc., D/b/a Advanced Physical…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court reversed summary judgment for Advanced Physical Therapy on Hoendermis's overtime and wrongful-termination claims. Conflicting evidence created genuine issues of material fact about whether Hoendermis satisfied the statutory executive or administrative exemptions and whether she was treated unfairly compared with similarly situated employees under the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The court also held that the unemployment decision did not preclude the wrongful-termination claim and that the policy manual did not guarantee progressive discipline.