Iowa Supreme Court to Reconsider Case of Woman Fired for Being 'Irresistible'

[The Straight Story]

A woman fired from her job for being too "irresistible" will get another chance at her sex-discrimination lawsuit after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled this week to reconsider the case.

Melissa Nelson says she spent 10 happy years working as a dental hygienist for Dr. James Knight until he blindsided her with a pink slip, claiming Nelson was a threat to his marriage.

The all-male Iowa State Supreme Court ruled in December that Knight was within his legal rights when he fired Nelson because the termination was not based on gender.

Knight's attorney says the decision to terminate Nelson was legal, telling ABC News he believes the court will reaffirm its decision because "the law has not changed."

"Dr. Knight's dismissal of Mrs. Nelson was perfectly legal according to all of the well-established case law not only in Iowa but in every other jurisdiction that has considered similar claims," attorney Stu Cochrane said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Nelson hopes that even if the law hasn't changed, how the judges interpret it will.

http://gma.yahoo.com/iowa-supreme-court-reconsider-case-woman-fired-being-125814195--abc-news-topstories.html

[rurallib]

1. Must have gotten tired of references to how stupid they are

I swear Branstad and the tea-baggers want Iowa to be Mississippi.

[L0oniX]

2. "Irresistible" Puleeze ...not exactly the unattainable hot girl IMO.

I'll bet she refused him or it was a just a creepy easy way to get her fired ...so as to be able get someone at a lower pay scale.

[Scuba]

3. One would hope.

[tularetom]

4. It must be OK to fire her since his pastor told him to do it

Asshole religious wacko seemed a bit fixated on her love life. She's actually probably better off not working for him. He sounds more than a little creepy to me.