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Woman Fired for Being Too “Hot”? New York Court to Decide

by Brian Mahany
One hit wonder Right Said Fred had a minor hit a few years ago with his song “I’m too  Sexy for My Shirt.”    Now a New York court now gets to decide if former Citibank banker Debrahlee Lorenzana was literally fired for being too sexy for her shirts.  According to her lawsuit,

Is Profanity in the Workplace Grounds for Sexual Harassment? YES Says Court!

by Brian Mahany
(Warning - contains explicit language)
Depending on where you work, profanity is a fact of life. What might not be common in an office may be normal in a lumber yard, trucking company or merchant ship.  We have all heard the expression “swears like a drunken sailor.”  The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, however,

BREAKING NEWS - Larger Damage Awards for WI Discrimination Victims

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle signed a law allowing victims of employment discrimination to receive up to $300,000 in damages.
Until now, victims of workplace discrimination had a difficult choice to make.  File in federal court where the potential awards were higher or file in state court and have a greater chance of winning. With the new