Monday, June 13, 2005

Private life? You have no private life

Did you know that you have NO legal protection if your boss fires you because:
A) He doesn't like your bumper sticker
Lynne Gobbell was fired from her job packing insulation by her Moulton, Ala.-based employer for displaying a 'John Kerry' bumper sticker on her car, according to the Associated Press and numerous media reports.
B) You drink the wrong beer on your own time
Ross Hopkins, who worked for a Budweiser distributor, sued after he says he was fired for drinking a Coors at a Greeley, Colo., bar after work.
C) You gain weight
At the Atlantic City, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, bartenders and waitresses can be fired if they gain more than 7% of their body weight. They are first given a 90-day unpaid suspension to lose the weight. Officials say it is a recent clarification to the company's appearance policy.

Drip, drip, drip.

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