INTRODUCTION Appellant Sarah Gordon was employed by respondent Symantec Corporation (Symantec) from 2004 until November 2007, when she was terminated from her position as senior principal engineer. Gordon filed a wrongful termination action against Symantec alleging that Symantec's decision to terminate her was based upon her physical disability, which Symantec had accommodated by allowing her to fly business class on flights longer than three hours. For the reasons stated below, we determine that Symantec met its burden on summary judgment to show legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for terminating Gordon. Gordon continued to work for Symantec as a contractor until 2004, when she accepted Weafer's offer of employment with Symantec as a senior principal research engineer. While working for Symantec as an employee and as a contractor, Gordon lived in Florida and worked from her home.

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