http://www.speakspeak.org/speak-blog/2006/03/09/woman-fired-for-air-america-bumper-sticker/

Woman Fired for Air America Bumper Sticker
by Eric Jaffa

Thursday March 09th 2006


In San Diego County in California, a woman has filed a lawsuit
claiming she was fired by Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc. for the
radio-station bumper sticker on her car.

[Linda] Laroca, who was hired by the company as a sales
representative, is seeking lost wages and damages for wrongful
termination for violations of both public policy and the state labor
code.

She is also claiming state constitutional violations and emotional
distress.

The California labor code prohibits employers from controlling or
directing the political activities of employees.

According to Laroca's suit, the bumper sticker in question read only:
"1360 Air America Progressive Talk Radio."

The nationwide syndicated radio programming from left-wing Air
America, which describes itself as "progressive entertainment talk
radio" features show hosts such as comedian and author Al Franken.

The network programming is carried locally by radio station KLSD 1360
AM.

...Laroca asserts that on Oct. 8, [2005] three weeks after she started
working for the marketing company, [Beverly] Fath called her on a
Saturday and requested they meet at a nearby grocery store parking lot
so Laroca could pass on some documents Fath needed.

During the brief encounter, Laroca charges, the manager pointed to the
bumper sticker -- the only one on Laroca's car -- and remarked that it
was a new sticker and called it "that Al Franken left-wing radical
radio station."

Laroca alleges in her suit that Fath then told her, "The country is on
a high state of alert. For all I know, you could be al-Qaida."

A stunned Laroca laughed nervously at the statement, the suit alleges,
and then was dealt "the final blow" when Fath fired her on the spot.

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Surprised the right-wing moron didn't shoot her on the spot.

Harry