Labor/Employment
Jul. 19, 2013
Those irresistible coworkers
The Iowa Supreme Court recently gave its stamp of approval - twice - to a doctor who fired his assistant for being too attractive. How would it play out in California? By R. Scott Oswald and David Scher
Imagine yourself as a subordinate female employee and you receive this text from your male employer: "How often do you experience an orgasm?" At another time, he tells you to stop wearing tight shirts, and that it is good that you do not wear tight pants, too, because then "I would get it coming and going."
When Melissa Nelson was terminated from her position as a dental assistant, Dr. James Knight ...
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