Originally Posted by Excargodog

Perhaps DUE to her probationary status and the fact that her immediate supervisor was pouring the drinks for her.

Nobody wants to take a case to court for wrongful termination when the immediate supervisor was the one that provoked the situation that caused the termination. The supervisor getting canned and the subordinate getting counseled and her probation extended is about par for the course.

Combine that with the rape allegation and the woman's civil suit against Alaska and that would make the legal department even LESS likely to recommend canning the junior person, because it would reek of retribution for the lawsuit itself, a lawsuit that Alaska dearly wants to settle out of court to avoid going through discovery and even more desperately wants to avoid the adverse publicity a trial would cost them.

Basically, they need the goodwill of the young woman whereas the captain has made himself a liability and an embarrassment. This was predictable from day one.