Woman fired for sex loses job to co-fornicator

[kevpks]

As much as I hate our sue-happy approach to conflict resolution in America, this lady might actually have a legitimate case. I'd be interested to see what our resident attorneys think of this one. As pitiful as the academic job market is, I think I'd rather change careers than work for one of these colleges. I will confess that I started co-fornicating back in the 90s, but it never helped me to get a job. That dude has it all figured out.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/03/05/teri_james_says_san_diego_christian_college_fired_ her_for_fornication_but.html


This latest story about Teri James suing her former employer San Diego Christian College for allegedly firing her upon discovering her pregnancy has a little extra special sauce added to it. No, not because Gloria Allred is the lawyer, meaning that everyone gets to enjoy a weepy press conference about it. It's because of who the school allegedly decided to offer the woman's job to after firing her: "After James lost her job, she claims the school offered a position to her now-husband, even though they were aware he'd had sex before getting married, too."

[SicEmBaylor]

The school, and any other non-government employer, ought to have the right to fire anyone at any time for whatever reason they damned well please. Whether they're hypocrites about it is their own business.

[kevpks]

The school, and any other non-government employer, ought to have the right to fire anyone at any time for whatever reason they damned well please. Whether they're hypocrites about it is their own business.

As true as that may be, I am wondering if she has a case under our current laws.

[Midtowner]

You know something? I despise Gloria Allred. She's one of the things that's wrong with the legal profession. She's a hack and an extortionist.

That said, she's got a good case here and will probably walk away with a decent sum of money provided they can't argue this teacher was engaged in some sort of ministerial role.

[Jacie]

Here's some good news for the lawyer haters of the world. A local personal injury lawyer, who shall remain nameless but was locally famous up here because of his television commercials that seemed to run on all channels during primetime, has not appeared on the airwaves for that last couple of weeks after local authorities raided his home and workplace, confiscating computers from both places to search for kiddie porn . . .

[jkjsooner]

SicEm's opinion aside, could they argue that there are ethics clauses at play here and that the clauses do not necessarily apply to actions that occured prior to employment?

[rock on sooner]

Guess I'd have to know whether or not there's a morals clause or some
such in the job offer. If so, did she sign it? Ifn she did, she'll have a
hard time with wrongful termination. Now, as to the husband, double
standard may apply, but, who knows, it IS California, after all....