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"When Russell Sealy was fired from his job after five years with
Consignia, Britain’s postal service, he resolved to appeal on grounds that he had been treated unfairly. That was in in the fall of 2000.
Now, it appears, he may lose because of a court’s ruling against him. Not on the merits of the case, mind you. Rather, it was on a
technicality: The appeal wasn’t received until two days past his
deadline. And why was that? Because Sealy had mailed it. In fact, he
paid extra to send it first-class, which was supposed to guarantee
next-day delivery. Alas, Consignia didn’t come through for him.
After the hearing, in
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