Don’t come to work in Iowa looking better than you should be lest you’re looking to be fired. At least that’s what the Iowa Supreme Court late last December in a case involving a dentist and his assistant. It’s a bizarre case involving a skeptical wife, an all-female staff and tight-fitting clothing, so I brought in Thomas Crane of the San Antonio Employment Law Blog to help explain everything.
Topics: Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Hiring & Firing, Melissa Nelson, Termination, Texting, Title VII
Published In: Labor & Employment Law Updates
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