Is Wearing a Speedo a Bona Fide Job Qualification?

Roy Lester was a lifeguard for more than 40 years, but in 2007 he was fired by Jones Beach State Park, a division of New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, because he refused to wear a skimpy speedo-style swimsuit for his annual...

The Tweet is Mightier than the Duck

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried was fired earlier this month after a series of offensive tweets following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, proving once again that the tweet is mightier than the duck! In the past few months we’ve seen...

Sexual Harassment Sinks Ship

This week two new sex bias/sexual harassment allegations came to light involving high profile people – Captain Owen Honors of the US Navy and Brett Favre of the Minnesota Vikings. In the former case, Captain Honors was involved in  making a series of...