Wells Fargo Fires Employee for False Dime Crime in 1963
Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images(DES MOINES) — In 1963 a 19-year-old Richard Eggers committed a crime, putting a fake dime into a laundry machine in Carlisle, Iowa. Eggers was spotted by the local sheriff and was convicted of operating a c…
Florida Lifeguard Fired for Trying to Save Drowning Man Outside of His Zone
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Florida lifeguard has been booted from his lifeguard chair for running to save a man who was floundering in the surf. Tomas Lopez, 21, was fired by his supervisor for vacating his lifeguarding zone to save a man dr…
Military Breastfeeding Spokeswoman Fired from Civilian Job
George Doyle/Thinkstock(SPOKANE, Wash.) — Crystal Scott, spokeswoman for the organization behind the controversial photographs of military mothers’ breast-feeding in uniform, was fired from her first civilian job as an x-ray technician because o…
New Jersey Woman Says She Was Fired for Being too Busty
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey woman says she was fired from her job after her manager told her to “tape her breasts” down, and now has filed suit against the company claiming religious and sexual discrimination.Former data entry worker La…
Fired Las Vegas Hotel Worker Sues for Pregnancy Discrimination, Wages
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — Melodee Megia, a former employee at The Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, claims she was told she was fired from her job for saying “bye bye” on the telephone instead of “goodbye” while eight-months pregn…
NY Woman Fired After Donating Kidney to Help Her Boss
Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A New York woman said she was fired after she donated a kidney to help save the life of her boss.Debbie Stevens, a 47-year-old divorced mother of two, filed a formal complaint with the New York State Human Rights C…
Four Men Say Texas IHOP Franchise Fired Them for Being Muslim
Steve Floethe/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Four former managers of IHOP restaurants in Texas are fighting the owner of the franchise they worked for in court, claiming they were wrongfully terminated based on their “nationality and religion.”The four men, a…
Fired Orange Workers File Federal Complaint to Contest Firing
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.) — Eight of the workers fired from a law firm in Deerfield Beach, Fla., on March 16 for wearing orange have filed a federal complaint against their former employer, contesting the firing.Attorney Donna B…
Fired Orange Workers Couldn’t Get Coffee, Speak Over Cubicle Walls
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.) — Six of the workers fired from a law firm in Deerfield Beach, Fla., on March 16 for wearing orange have retained a lawyer and may pursue legal action against their former employer, who allegedly would …
Head of Florida High School Killed by Fired Employee
Comstock/Thinkstock(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — An employee at a high-powered Jacksonville, Fla., private high school who was fired Tuesday morning returned to the campus that afternoon and killed the headmistress with an assault rifle he carried in a guita…
Kings Fire Westphal
Sacramento Kings/NBA(SACRAMENTO) — The Sacramento Kings fired head coach Paul Westphal on Thursday.
Westphal was coaching his third season for the Kings. Over his time as head coach he compiled a record of 51-120, including a 2-5 start to…