ummmm........lawsuit?

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  • BRISK
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Feb 2003
    • 12240

    #1

    ummmm........lawsuit?

    http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturd.../sticker.shtml

    Cliff notes:

    1. Woman has John Kerry sticker on her car

    2. Woman's boss sees John Kerry sticker

    3. Boss tells woman to remove sticker from HER car

    4. Woman refuses

    5. Woman is fired from her job
    I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
    I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.
  • newbreed
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2003
    • 9898

    #2
    Something about the First Amendment comes to mind there...

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    • cherrylula
      lol
      • Jan 2002
      • 15969

      #3
      bush supporters just a couple notches below suicide bombers.

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      • wyldblyss
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        • Nov 2003
        • 5779

        #4
        Shit! What was her boss thinking? He can't be too bright.

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        • smack
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          • Mar 2002
          • 10652

          #5
          oh i hope she sues them for all they're fucking worth.
          Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

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          • Giorgio_Xo
            Confirmed User
            • Mar 2003
            • 4263

            #6
            She was hired by Kerry today to work on his campaign.

            Yes. What happened is considered a civil rights violations: both free speech and voter's rights. The owner is crazy because the burden of proof in Federal court for this type of thing is very low.
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            • Identified
              So Fucking Banned
              • Sep 2004
              • 299

              #7
              I would of fired her 2

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              • smack
                Push Porn Like Weight.
                • Mar 2002
                • 10652

                #8
                Originally posted by wyldblyss
                Shit! What was her boss thinking? He can't be too bright.
                people that vote for bush usually aren't.
                Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

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                • BRISK
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 12240

                  #9
                  This is the same kind of person who probably stomps around declaring America the land of the free. Meanwhile, he just fired a woman for her political beliefs.

                  Yay for hypocrisy!
                  I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                  I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                  • WickedVenus
                    Confirmed User
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 3877

                    #10
                    wow that crazy!! Well fuck her boss. Hes an ass anyways especially if hes voting for bush
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                    • polish_aristocrat
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                      • Jul 2002
                      • 40377

                      #11
                      Was that her private car or a company's car?
                      I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                      • BRISK
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 12240

                        #12
                        Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                        Was that her private car or a company's car?
                        Her car
                        I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                        I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                        • Tricksy
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                          • Aug 2004
                          • 2601

                          #13
                          Originally posted by smack
                          people that vote for bush usually aren't.
                          I do agree!


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                          • CDSmith
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                            • May 2001
                            • 51460

                            #14
                            Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                            Was that her private car or a company's car?
                            Read the article. It say's "her" car in several places....


                            "Gobbell of Moulton didn't pay a cent for the sticker that she proudly displays on the rear windshield of her Chevrolet Lumina"


                            It also says she worked a bagging machine in a factory. Since when do factories issue company cars to their employees?

                            It was her own car.

                            A boss has certain rights when his employee is representing his company in an official capacity. If she were wearing a t-shirt at work that was pro-Kerry maybe he'd have a leg to stand on in telling her to stop wearing it to work or be fired. But her car?

                            He could have told her to park her car off company property I suppose, but I don't see how sporting a Kerry sticker would impact negatively on anyone's business in the first place.
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                            • Xplicit
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                              • May 2003
                              • 3558

                              #15
                              Good times

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                              • masterE
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                                • Aug 2004
                                • 366

                                #16
                                Wow.

                                This is a damn good reason to vote Libertarian http://www.lp.org this election. Democrats and Republicans have both gone nuts

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                                • pussyluver
                                  Clueless OleMan
                                  • Mar 2003
                                  • 11009

                                  #17
                                  She should of never been hired!! To fat and ugly. where was his mind? Couldn't mindless twenty yearold to work for minimum wage?

                                  Her car, his lot. At a factory I don't see the sense in getting fucking upset over a bumper sticker. A more public establishment may want a rule that preculdes making politcal statemenst on company properity. About any statement you make on the subject is gonna piss someone off so why lose business.

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                                  • pussyluver
                                    Clueless OleMan
                                    • Mar 2003
                                    • 11009

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by masterE
                                    Wow.

                                    This is a damn good reason to vote Libertarian http://www.lp.org this election. Democrats and Republicans have both gone nuts
                                    Your right If the press gave them more attention, maybe they could be more of a challenge to the bullshit numb nuts we have now.

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                                    • Peaches
                                      Old broad
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 13933

                                      #19
                                      Free speech has NOTHING to do with your boss deciding if they want to fire you or not....unless your boss is the government

                                      In a right to hire state, you can be fired for ANY reason except those protected by law (race, age, disability, etc.). Period.

                                      Was it a stupid overreaction on his part? Yes. Did he have every legal right to fire her? Yes.

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                                      • Giorgio_Xo
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                                        • Mar 2003
                                        • 4263

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Peaches
                                        Free speech has NOTHING to do with your boss deciding if they want to fire you or not....unless your boss is the government

                                        In a right to hire state, you can be fired for ANY reason except those protected by law (race, age, disability, etc.). Period.

                                        Was it a stupid overreaction on his part? Yes. Did he have every legal right to fire her? Yes.
                                        Wrong Peaches. This is a civil rights violation. You can't be terminated for your political beliefs.
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                                        • Peaches
                                          Old broad
                                          • Oct 2002
                                          • 13933

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo
                                          Wrong Peaches. This is a civil rights violation. You can't be terminated for your political beliefs.
                                          Where is that law? It's not in GA . In GA you can be fired for this.

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                                          • foolio
                                            ICQ: 178725656
                                            • Nov 2002
                                            • 12366

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by wyldblyss
                                            Shit! What was her boss thinking? He can't be too bright.
                                            well, he is voting for Bush - that should tell you something

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                                            • Tom_PMs
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jun 2004
                                              • 2049

                                              #23
                                              Interesting that the boss had included a political flier supporting bush in with their paychecks, then fires her for her support of kerry.

                                              Oh well.


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                                              • FilthyRob
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                                                • Feb 2004
                                                • 6741

                                                #24
                                                What a fucking tool
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                                                • jOdEs
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                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                  • 271

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by smack
                                                  people that vote for bush usually aren't.
                                                  LOL...that's very true...=)

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                                                  • CDSmith
                                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                    • May 2001
                                                    • 51460

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Peaches
                                                    Where is that law? It's not in GA . In GA you can be fired for this.
                                                    She was a factory worker, probably unionized. If it's a decent union and they have good language in their collective agreement, well, any collective agreement worth it's salt should/would have wording in it regarding unfair management practise.

                                                    Hard to see the legitimacy of how a boss can tell an employee what they can or dan't put in or on their own car. Like I said earlier, he probably just should have told her she can no longer park her car on his lot, but even in that it could blow up into a big mess.

                                                    She works for him, he doesn't own her like a slave.
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                                                    • Peaches
                                                      Old broad
                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                      • 13933

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by CDSmith

                                                      She works for him, he doesn't own her like a slave.
                                                      No but he can fire her for whatever reason he wants as long as it's not protected by the laws of Alabama because there are certainly no Federal laws against firing someone for their political beliefs.

                                                      In GA, you can fire someone if you don't like the way they cut their hair.

                                                      Unlike the north the south isn't real big on unions. I'm betting that if there's a union involved, we would have heard about it by now. Or it realizes he had every right to fire her

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                                                      • Nader
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                                                        • Dec 2003
                                                        • 5086

                                                        #28
                                                        I hope she sues the bastard and wins..

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                                                        • QuaWee
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                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                          • 5791

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by cherrylula
                                                          bush supporters just a couple notches below suicide bombers.
                                                          i luv mainstream

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                                                          • Giorgio_Xo
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                                                            • Mar 2003
                                                            • 4263

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Peaches
                                                            Where is that law? It's not in GA . In GA you can be fired for this.
                                                            Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e and following)
                                                            Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and national origin (including membership in a Native American tribe). It also prohibits employers from retaliating against an applicant or employee who asserts his or her rights under the law.

                                                            Her right to political speech was infringed.
                                                            Last edited by Giorgio_Xo; 09-15-2004, 04:48 PM.
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                                                            • Peaches
                                                              Old broad
                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                              • 13933

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo
                                                              Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e and following)
                                                              Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and national origin (including membership in a Native American tribe). It also prohibits employers from retaliating against an applicant or employee who asserts his or her rights under the law.

                                                              Her right to political speech was infringed.
                                                              Read up on some constitutional case law.

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                                                              • Giorgio_Xo
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                                                                • Mar 2003
                                                                • 4263

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Peaches
                                                                Read up on some constitutional case law.

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                                                                • Giorgio_Xo
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                                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                                  • 4263

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Peaches
                                                                  Read up on some constitutional case law.
                                                                  The only time dimissal has been upheld by the Federal courts is when "an employee's political activism compromised [the business'] credibility... dismissal was necessary to defend its reputation for impartiality." This has only applied to newspapers so far.

                                                                  The fact the business handed out pro-Bush pamphlets shows the company had a defined politcal leaning. Ergo, the dismissal was a violation of the woman's right to free speech.
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                                                                  • Rob
                                                                    I'm a great bowler.
                                                                    • Nov 2003
                                                                    • 13310

                                                                    #34
                                                                    She should have just taken off the fucking sticker.

                                                                    Depending on the employment laws in her State, I'd say her boss knew what he was doing before he shit canned her. In Florida, my boss can come up to me and say, "I don't like what color your car is and you dress funny. You're fired." and I couldn't do shit about it.

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                                                                    • pornguy
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                      • 62912

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by HighOnAcid
                                                                      She should have just taken off the fucking sticker.

                                                                      Depending on the employment laws in her State, I'd say her boss knew what he was doing before he shit canned her. In Florida, my boss can come up to me and say, "I don't like what color your car is and you dress funny. You're fired." and I couldn't do shit about it.
                                                                      But there is a big difference in what you are saying and what happened to her.

                                                                      You live and work in a right to work state, and yes, they can fire you for parting your hair the wrong way. But they can not fire you for your political beliefes.
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                                                                      • Rob
                                                                        I'm a great bowler.
                                                                        • Nov 2003
                                                                        • 13310

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by pornguy
                                                                        But there is a big difference in what you are saying and what happened to her.

                                                                        You live and work in a right to work state, and yes, they can fire you for parting your hair the wrong way. But they can not fire you for your political beliefes.
                                                                        I'm sure they're scurrying to dig up some shit on her as we speak.

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                                                                        • Ironhorse
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                                                                          • Nov 2002
                                                                          • 7094

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Well things are certainly looking more and more medieval..
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                                                                          • Peaches
                                                                            Old broad
                                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                                            • 13933

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by HighOnAcid
                                                                            Depending on the employment laws in her State, I'd say her boss knew what he was doing before he shit canned her. In Florida, my boss can come up to me and say, "I don't like what color your car is and you dress funny. You're fired." and I couldn't do shit about it.
                                                                            Exactly.

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                                                                            • Mr Pheer
                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                              • 22083

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Here is her boss's email addy

                                                                              [email protected]

                                                                              Have fun with it

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