Can a boss fire an employee he finds attractive because he and his wife, fairly or not, see her as a threat to their marriage?

Yes, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.

"The question we must answer is ... whether an employee who has not engaged in flirtatious conduct may be lawfully terminated simply because the boss views the employee as an irresistible attraction," Justice Edward M. Mansfield wrote for the all-male high court.

Such firings may not be fair, but they do not constitute unlawful discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act, the decision read, siding with a lower court.

An attorney for Melissa Nelson, the fired employee, said the decision was wrong.

"We are appalled by the court's ruling and its failure to understand the nature of gender bias," said Paige Fiedler, the attorney. "For the seven men on the Iowa Supreme Court not to 'get it' is shocking and disheartening. It underscores the need for judges on the bench to be diverse in terms of their gender, race and life experiences."

Read the court's decision (PDF)

The case concerns her client's employment as a dental assistant. Nelson worked for James Knight in 1999 and stayed for more than 10 years at the Fort Dodge business.

Toward the end of her employment, Knight complained to Nelson her clothing was tight and "distracting," the decision read. She denied her clothes were inappropriate.

At one point, Knight told Nelson that "if she saw his pants bulging, she would know her clothing was too revealing," the decision read. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When was the ruling?
2. In what state?
3. Which court?
4. Can a worker get fired because they are too pretty?
5. Who was let go?
6. Who was her lawyer?
7. Did she agree?
8. What was her emotion?
9. How long had Melissa worked there?
10. Who let her go?
11. What was his occupation?
12. What was her job?
13. When did she start working there?
14. Were there any women on the bench?
15. Did the court say it was fair?
16. What did they say?
17. Who wrote the opinion
18. Why was she let go according to him?
19. What was Knight's complaint?
20. What city did they work in?
Answer: 1. Friday
2. Iowa
3. Supreme
4. Yes
5. Melissa Nelson
6. Paige Fiedler
7. No
8. appalled
9. 10
10. James Knight
11. Dentist
12. dental assistant
13. 1999
14. No
15. No
16. it was lawful
17. Edward M. Mansfield
18. an irresistible attraction
19. her clothing was tight and "distracting
20. Fort Dodge

CHAPTER TWENTY.

KEEPING IT DOWN--MUTUAL EXPLANATIONS--DEATH--NEW-YEAR'S DAY.

It need scarcely be said that the sailors outside did not remain long in ignorance of the unexpected and happy discovery related in the last chapter. Bolton, who had crept in after Fred, with proper delicacy of feeling retired the moment he found how matters stood, and left father and son to expend, in the privacy of that chamber of snow, those feelings and emotions which can be better imagined than described.

The first impulse of the men was to give three cheers, but Bolton checked them in the bud.

"No, no, lads. We must hold on," he said in an eager but subdued voice. "Doubtless it would be pleasant to vent our feelings in a hearty cheer, but it would startle the old gentleman inside. Get along with you, and let us get ready a good supper."

"Oh morther!" exclaimed O'Riley, holding on to his sides as if he believed what he said, "me biler'll bust av ye don't let me screech."

"Squeeze down the safety-valve a bit longer, then," cried Bolton, as they hurried along with the whole population to the outskirts of the village. "Now, then, ye may fire away; they won't hear ye--Huzza!"

A long enthusiastic cheer distantly burst from the sailors, and was immediately followed by a howl of delight from the Esquimaux, who capered round their visitors with uncouth gestures and grinning faces.

Entering one of the largest huts, preparations for supper were promptly begun. The Esquimaux happened to be well supplied with walrus flesh, so the lamps were replenished, and the hiss of the frying steaks and dropping fat speedily rose above all other sounds. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was the 1st impulse of the men?
2. Did Bolton allow it?
3. Who would it scare?
4. Was he outside?
5. Where did they hurry along to?
6. What did Bolton want them to hold down on their way?
7. Did he allow them to cheer when they got there?
8. Was it a short cheer?
9. What was it followed by?
10. Of pain?
11. From where?
12. Which hut did they go in?
13. What did they prepare for there?
14. What were they well supplied with?
15. Did they use it as fuel?
16. For what?
17. Was there any sounds in the hut?
18. From what?
19. What were they frying?
20. Was the sound barely audible?
Answer: 1. To give three cheers
2. Np
3. The old gentlemen
4. yes
5. Supper
6. the safety-valve
7. Yes
8. No
9. A howl
10. No
11. the Esquimaux,
12. The largest one
13. Supper
14. Walrus flesh
15. Yes
16. the lamps
17. Yes
18. Sounds of frying
19. steaks
20. Louder than other sounds

Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast.

The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 16101611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America. The city entered the 20th century with one of the world's first successful electric streetcar systems, as well as a national hub of African-American commerce and culture, the Jackson Ward neighborhood. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. when was Richmond founded?
2. do they have streetcars?
3. how many suburbs are named?
4. which suburb is to the northeast?
5. how far away from Williamsburg is Richmond?
6. how many interstates are around it
7. how far from Charlottesville is it?
8. when was Henry's speech?
9. where was Henry's speech?
10. what neighborhood is a hub for African American culture?
11. Were there settlers in Richmond?
12. what did Thomas Jefferson pass there?
13. What confederacy was Richmond important in?
Answer:
1. 1737
2. yes
3. four
4. Mechanicsville
5. 44 miles
6. Four
7. 66 miles
8. s1775
9. St. John's Church
10. Jackson Ward
11. yes
12. Va Statute of Religious Freedom
13. Powhatan