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US woman fired for being too attractive
Monday December 24, 2012 07:31:28 PM,
IANS
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London: A US dentist
has fired a long-time assistant because he and his wife viewed the
married mother as a threat to their marriage, the Daily Mail
reported.
The all-male Iowa Supreme Court ruled 7-0 Friday that bosses can
sack employees they see as an "irresistible attraction", even if
they have not engaged in flirtatious behaviour.
Appearing on CNN Friday night, assistant Melissa Nelson said the
decision was deeply unfair. "I don't think this is fair," she said
from her Iowa home by phone.
Such firings may be unfair, but they are not unlawful
discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act because they are
motivated by feelings and emotions, and not gender, Justice Edward
Mansfield wrote.
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