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After working as a dental assistant for ten years, Melissa Nelson was fired for being too "irresistible" and a "threat" to her employer's marriage.
"I think it is completely wrong," Nelson said. "I think it is sending a message that men can do whatever they want in the work force."
On Friday, the all-male Iowa State Supreme Court ruled that James Knight, Nelson's boss, was within his legal rights when he fired her, affirming the decision of a lower court.
"We do think the Iowa Supreme Court got it completely right," said Stuart Cochrane, an attorney for James Knight. "Our position has always been Mrs. Nelson was never terminated because of her gender, she was terminated because of concerns her behavior was not appropriate in the workplace. She's an attractive lady. Dr. Knight found her behavior and dress to be inappropriate." For Nelson, a 32-year-old married mother of two, the news of her firing and the rationale behind it came as a shock.
"I was very surprised after working so many years side by side I didn't have any idea that that would have crossed his mind," she said.
The two never had a sexual relationship or sought one, according to court documents, however in the final year and a half of Nelson's employment, Knight began to make comments about her clothing being too tight or distracting. "Dr. Knight acknowledges he once told Nelson that if she saw his pants bulging, she would know her clothing was too revealing," the justices wrote.
Six months before Nelson was fired, she and her boss began exchanging text messages about work and personal matters, such as updates about each of their children's activities, the justices wrote. The messages were mostly mundane, but Nelson recalled one text she received from her boss asking "how often she experienced an orgasm."
Nelson did not respond to the text and never indicated that she was uncomfortable with Knight's question, according to court documents.
Soon after, Knight's wife, Jeanne, who also works at the practice, found out about the text messaging and ordered her husband to fire Nelson. The couple consulted with a senior pastor at their church and he agreed that Nelson should be terminated in order to protect their marriage, Cochrane said. On Jan. 4, 2010, Nelson was summoned to a meeting with Knight while a pastor was present. Knight then read from a prepared statement telling Nelson she was fired.
"Dr. Knight felt like for the best interest of his marriage and the best interest of hers to end their employment relationship," Cochrane said.
Knight acknowledged in court documents that Nelson was good at her job and she, in turn, said she was generally treated with respect.
"I'm devastated. I really am," Nelson said. When Nelson's husband tried to reason with Knight, the dentist told him he "feared he would have an affair with her down the road if he did not fire her."
Paige Fiedler, Nelson's attorney, said in a statement to ABC News affiliate KCRG that she was "appalled" by the ruling. "We are appalled by the Court's ruling and its failure to understand the nature of gender bias.," she wrote. "Although people act for a variety of reasons, it is very common for women to be targeted for discrimination because of their sexual attractiveness or supposed lack of sexual attractiveness. That is discrimination based on sex," Fiedler wrote. "Nearly every woman in Iowa understands this because we have experienced it for ourselves."
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Haha...I saw this on the news...he also said it was like having a Ferrari in your garage but never driving it ;D
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From a business standpoint it is a stupid move. Keeps the dudes coming back
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So he employed a hot chick, enjoyed it for a while, then fired her when his wife found out.
Sounds like a girl to me.
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she's average at best
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no, its not a brother, man.
think, a hot receptionist might keep female clientele away.
ppl go there for the service , not to look at a receptionist.lol.
how you mean, shes average?relative to what?
shes better than you ever had,man :D
shes def above average, and for the uk islnad, shes smoking hot, top 10 material right there.
you walk through london near piccadilly all day and will not see 10 which beat her looks.
shes hot enough, would let her pee on me ;D
my x wifey was a photomodel mr. narcissist ;)
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"I think it is completely wrong," Nelson said. "I think it is sending a message that men can do whatever they want in the work force."
haha. men CAN do whatever they want ;) its been that way for centuries. why does some bitch think any diffrently?
on a side note: shes not even that attractive, i dont see the big deal about her.
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Yeah I am sure it was harmless.. I mean we would all be comfortable wih our wives exchanging texts with their male boss about family .. Orgasms.. And such.. And yet not telling the spouse.. She sounds innocent..lol
What kind of husband hears about this and then hears that the boss was scared that they would have a affair and still wants his wife to work there and keep her job... Frickin odd as hell
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Guy's wife was probably some ugly jealous heffer. He probably just got sick of her constant nagging. Either way I don't think that is a credible reason to fire an otherwise good employee.
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he sounds like a homersexual
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There's a lot to this story that's missing.
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There's a lot to this story that's missing.
there alway's is,,,
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PTPS
I bet she was a total flirt and the boss couldn't take it. She probably flashes her snatch doing lunges across the office in a mini skirt.
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The guys wife who also works there made him fire her. What a beta bitch the guy obviously is.
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I bet the wife is a huge ogre she-beast. She clearly wears the pants in the relationship.
"Irresistible" assistant is a 6.5 at best.
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"Irresistible" assistant is a 6.5 at best.
right-o
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right-o
Here's another shot of Aphrodite here:
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Brutal A-Free-Can nose and savage 1994 Jennifer Aniston "hairdo"
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is that even legal ???
i hope she takes the fuck to the cleaners
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where is the irresistibly attractive woman?
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is that even legal ???
i hope she takes the fuck to the cleaners
it can't be... even in american't she must be able to sue for wrongful termination and discrimination
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LMFAO She's Iowa hot
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"We do think the Iowa Supreme Court got it completely right," said Stuart Cochrane, an attorney for James Knight. "Our position has always been Mrs. Nelson was never terminated because of her gender, she was terminated because of concerns her behavior was not appropriate in the workplace. She's an attractive lady. Dr. Knight found her behavior and dress to be inappropriate."
Wow. So basically any guy now can say he worries for his marriage so he can terminate someone without cause. Was there a letter or email to her saying that her behavior and dress was not appropriate in the workplace? Was there a dress code she didn't follow that they had? If there was, and she got the letter or email, and didn't change what she was wearing, different story. But just to get rid of someone because they are too pretty. Wow.
So can I get rid of someone because they are too ugly, and basically make me sad and affect my marriage because she depresses me at work? Lord. I cannot believe the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that way. Pretty sure that the US Supreme Court will fix that.
By the way, in California, it is a right to work state so does this even matter here?
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From what I've read, the wife and their Church made him fire her...So if the courts say its ok for him to fire her, wouldn't the woman have a civil case against the wife and or the church?
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Here's another shot of Aphrodite here:
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Brutal A-Free-Can nose and savage 1994 Jennifer Aniston "hairdo"
;D Excellent
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Does she even lift?
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She is NOT Hot
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She is cute.
Irresistibly attractive and way too sexy she is not!
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Here's another shot of Aphrodite here:
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Fixed ;D
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She's pretty decent and compared to what his wife (and the women his wife lets him hang around) she'd be a fucking glamour
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LMFAO She's Iowa hot
Been in Iowa for 3 years now. It's no South Beach or Orange County, but Iowa City has some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Go to a U of Iowa football game sometime...sweet baby Jesus.
This chick is a 6 at best, as Hulkotron said.
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jew dork shitty has the most beautiful women in the whole USA
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After working as a dental assistant for ten years, Melissa Nelson was fired for being too "irresistible" and a "threat" to her employer's marriage.
"I think it is completely wrong," Nelson said. "I think it is sending a message that men can do whatever they want in the work force."
On Friday, the all-male Iowa State Supreme Court ruled that James Knight, Nelson's boss, was within his legal rights when he fired her, affirming the decision of a lower court.
"We do think the Iowa Supreme Court got it completely right," said Stuart Cochrane, an attorney for James Knight. "Our position has always been Mrs. Nelson was never terminated because of her gender, she was terminated because of concerns her behavior was not appropriate in the workplace. She's an attractive lady. Dr. Knight found her behavior and dress to be inappropriate." For Nelson, a 32-year-old married mother of two, the news of her firing and the rationale behind it came as a shock.
"I was very surprised after working so many years side by side I didn't have any idea that that would have crossed his mind," she said.
The two never had a sexual relationship or sought one, according to court documents, however in the final year and a half of Nelson's employment, Knight began to make comments about her clothing being too tight or distracting. "Dr. Knight acknowledges he once told Nelson that if she saw his pants bulging, she would know her clothing was too revealing," the justices wrote.
Six months before Nelson was fired, she and her boss began exchanging text messages about work and personal matters, such as updates about each of their children's activities, the justices wrote. The messages were mostly mundane, but Nelson recalled one text she received from her boss asking "how often she experienced an orgasm."
Nelson did not respond to the text and never indicated that she was uncomfortable with Knight's question, according to court documents.
Soon after, Knight's wife, Jeanne, who also works at the practice, found out about the text messaging and ordered her husband to fire Nelson. The couple consulted with a senior pastor at their church and he agreed that Nelson should be terminated in order to protect their marriage, Cochrane said. On Jan. 4, 2010, Nelson was summoned to a meeting with Knight while a pastor was present. Knight then read from a prepared statement telling Nelson she was fired.
"Dr. Knight felt like for the best interest of his marriage and the best interest of hers to end their employment relationship," Cochrane said.
Knight acknowledged in court documents that Nelson was good at her job and she, in turn, said she was generally treated with respect.
"I'm devastated. I really am," Nelson said. When Nelson's husband tried to reason with Knight, the dentist told him he "feared he would have an affair with her down the road if he did not fire her."
Paige Fiedler, Nelson's attorney, said in a statement to ABC News affiliate KCRG that she was "appalled" by the ruling. "We are appalled by the Court's ruling and its failure to understand the nature of gender bias.," she wrote. "Although people act for a variety of reasons, it is very common for women to be targeted for discrimination because of their sexual attractiveness or supposed lack of sexual attractiveness. That is discrimination based on sex," Fiedler wrote. "Nearly every woman in Iowa understands this because we have experienced it for ourselves."
She's barely a 5.
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total lack of bbing content
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jew dork shitty has the most beautiful women in the whole USA
Took me a sec to get that one :D