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An irresistible Iowa dental assistant fired for threatening her bosss marriage even though she turned away his advances has lost her discrimination lawsuit.
Melissa Nelson, who is married with children, had worked for James Knight for 10 years before his wife complained about his infatuation with her.
Nelson told the court that she had seen Knight as a father figure and a man of integrity who generally treated her with respect.
But about nine years into the job, Knight started to complain that her clothes were distracting because they accentuated her body, and he sometimes asked her to cover up with her lab coat.
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And at one point when Knight discussed infrequency in Nelsons sex life, he told her thats like having a Lamborghini in the garage and never driving it.
Knights wife, who also worked in the dental office, put her foot down when she discovered the two were texting each other.
After meeting with their pastor, Knight agreed to fire Nelson because she was a big threat to our marriage.
This is not about a protected class in employment law because the facts fit that the dentist could have been homosexual with a partner and the assistant could have been attractive male.
The 8-0 finding is conclusive. The plaintiff said the case was now over.
It's over.
This is not about a protected class in employment law because the facts fit that the dentist could have been homosexual with a partner and the assistant could have been attractive male.
The 8-0 finding is conclusive. The plaintiff said the case was now over.
It's over.
People should always be in fear of losing their jobs. Then they are motivated to do a good job. Auto workers have union protection so they can drink and smoke dope coming back to work too high to function.
After all her years on the job, this woman felt secure enough to start texting her boss. If she hadn't done that, she might still be working there.
People should always be in fear of losing their jobs. Then they are motivated to do a good job. Auto workers have union protection so they can drink and smoke dope coming back to work too high to function.
After all her years on the job, this woman felt secure enough to start texting her boss. If she hadn't done that, she might still be working there.
She wasn't fired for texting.
She wasn't fired for bad performance.
She was fired because a pastor suggested it might cause marital troubles in the future.
That's patently ridiculous.
People should always be in fear of losing their jobs. Then they are motivated to do a good job. Auto workers have union protection so they can drink and smoke dope coming back to work too high to function.
After all her years on the job, this woman felt secure enough to start texting her boss. If she hadn't done that, she might still be working there.
She wasn't fired for texting.
She wasn't fired for bad performance.
She was fired because a pastor suggested it might cause marital troubles in the future.
That's patently ridiculous.
She was fired because the dentist's wife saw texts from the assistant on her husband's cell phone. They were innocent texts but it was a personal contact and she saw where this road was going. The pastor did not wake up one morning and think it was a good idea for this man to fire his assistant. Neither did the pastor contact this man out of the blue and tell him to fire his assistant.
This is not about a protected class in employment law because the facts fit that the dentist could have been homosexual with a partner and the assistant could have been attractive male.
The 8-0 finding is conclusive. The plaintiff said the case was now over.
It's over.
Actually, it's a pretty stupid ruling and shows why we need strong unions and stronger worker protections.
Now, yeah, as a practical matter, she's probably better off being out of that snakepit.
But she did her job, did it well, worked their for 9 years, and she loses her job because the Dentist's wife is a nutcase?
She wasn't fired for texting.
She wasn't fired for bad performance.
She was fired because a pastor suggested it might cause marital troubles in the future.
That's patently ridiculous.
She was fired because the dentist's wife saw texts from the assistant on her husband's cell phone. They were innocent texts but it was a personal contact and she saw where this road was going. The pastor did not wake up one morning and think it was a good idea for this man to fire his assistant. Neither did the pastor contact this man out of the blue and tell him to fire his assistant.
I text my boss..who is a woman..all the time.
It's part of my job responsiblities.
If she needs to reach me..about say..covering the desk at off hours or an online production issue when I am not in the office..she sends me texts.
I should not be subject to getting fired because of that.
Not seeing it...
