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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.
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?

Numbered answers:
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

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Chapter 19 Brown and I Exchange Compliments

Two trips later, I got into serious trouble. Brown was steering; I was 'pulling down.' My younger brother appeared on the hurricane deck, and shouted to Brown to stop at some landing or other a mile or so below. Brown gave no intimation that he had heard anything. But that was his way: he never condescended to take notice of an under clerk. The wind was blowing; Brown was deaf (although he always pretended he wasn't), and I very much doubted if he had heard the order. If I had two heads, I would have spoken; but as I had only one, it seemed judicious to take care of it; so I kept still.

Presently, sure enough, we went sailing by that plantation. Captain Klinefelter appeared on the deck, and said--

'Let her come around, sir, let her come around. Didn't Henry tell you to land here?'

'NO, sir!'

'I sent him up to do, it.'

'He did come up; and that's all the good it done, the dod-derned fool. He never said anything.'

'Didn't YOU hear him?' asked the captain of me.

Of course I didn't want to be mixed up in this business, but there was no way to avoid it; so I said--

'Yes, sir.'

I knew what Brown's next remark would be, before he uttered it; it was--

'Shut your mouth! you never heard anything of the kind.'

I closed my mouth according to instructions. An hour later, Henry entered the pilot-house, unaware of what had been going on. He was a thoroughly inoffensive boy, and I was sorry to see him come, for I knew Brown would have no pity on him. Brown began, straightway--
1. When did the subject get into trouble?
2. What was Brown doing?
3. Who was shouting?
4. Where was the younger brother?
5. How much farther did he want Brown to go?
6. Did Brown answer back?
7. Why not?
8. What was the younger brother in relation to Brown?
9. Why else might Brown have not answered?
10. Was he open about this?
11. Were there calm winds that day?
12. Why did the subject not speak up?
13. Who else arrived?
14. Did he ask a question?
15. What was it?
16. And did he?

Numbered answers:
1. Two trips later
2. steering
3. the narrator's younger brother
4. on the hurricane deck
5. a mile or so
6. No
7. It was his way
8. an under clerk
9. because he's also deaf
10. No
11. No
12. He only has one head
13. Captain Klinefelter
14. Yes
15. "Didn't Henry tell you to land here?'
16. No

Question:
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Chapter VIII.--THE MARTIAL BOY AND HIS ENGLISH versus THE LAWS OF NATURE.

"Glorious Campaign in the Netherlands, Siege of Tournay, final ruin of the Dutch Barrier!" this is the French program for Season 1745,--no Belleisle to contradict it; Belleisle secure at Windsor, who might have leant more towards German enterprises. And to this his Britannic Majesty (small gain to him from that adroitness in the Harz, last winter!) has to make front. And is strenuously doing so, by all methods; especially by heroic expenditure of money, and ditto exposure of his Martial Boy. Poor old Wade, last year,--perhaps Wade did suffer, as he alleged, from "want of sufficient authority in that mixed Army"? Well, here is a Prince of the Blood, Royal Highness of Cumberland, to command in chief. With a Konigseck to dry-nurse him, may not Royal Highness, luck favoring, do very well? Luck did not favor; Britannic Majesty, neither in the Netherlands over seas, nor at home (strange new domestic wool, of a tarry HIGHLAND nature, being thrown him to card, on the sudden!), made a good Campaign, but a bad. And again a bad (1746) and again (1747), ever again, till he pleased to cease altogether. Of which distressing objects we propose that the following one glimpse be our last.

BATTLE OF FONTENOY (11th May, 1745).

... "In the end of April, Marechal de Saxe, now become very famous for his sieges in the Netherlands, opened trenches before Tournay; King Louis, with his Dauphin, not to speak of mistresses, play-actors and cookery apparatus (in wagons innumerable), hastens to be there. A fighting Army, say of 70,000, besides the garrisons; and great things, it is expected, will be done; Tournay, in spite of strong works and Dutch garrison of 9,000, to be taken in the first place.
1. What season was this?
2. did something contradict?
3. who secured windsor
4. to prevent what?
5. what risked exposure?
6. did luck favor the royalty
7. who suffered?
8. from what?
9. what happened to Saxe?
10. when?
11. for what?
12. what was opened?
13. who was the king?
14. who was the king?
15. were mistresses talked about
16. what about cookery
17. was there an army?
18. how large?
19. Was there a battle?
Numbered answers:
1. 1745
2. no
3. Belleisle
4. German enterprises
5. his Martial Boy
6. no
7. Wade
8. want of sufficient authority
9. become very famous
10. the end of April,
11. his sieges in the Netherlands
12. trenches
13. Louis
14. Louis
15. no
16. no
17. yes
18. 70,000,
19. yes