Comments on: Claim: Citibank fired me for being too attractive

By: “Too hot for Citi” complaint, cont’d

“Too hot for Citi” complaint, cont’d — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:58:24 +0000

[…] Radar Online reports that the complainant has hired Overlawyered favorite Gloria Allred, while Eric Turkewitz thinks Ms. Lorenzana might make not make the ideal client. Business Insider has more of the unedifying details, and Richard Thompson Ford explains (contra Deborah Rhode) “why lawsuits based on looks discrimination are a bad idea.” Earlier here. […]

By: Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:28:23 +0000

I’m worried the same thing could happen to me: I’m sure women find it hard to concentrate when I show up to work in shorts.

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Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:02:58 +0000

[…] Ripped staight from the headlines, with a little bit of T, but no A. All she needs is a whip in her hands and a safe-word, and she’s every lawyer’s dream client. Well, every lawyer except for Ken and a few others who maintain some shred of self-respect. […]

By: Bumper

Bumper — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:33:17 +0000

Case Over

Turns out the buxom beauty has a mandatory arbitration clause in her employment agreement with Citibank.

Perhaps she was hoping to get hired as a model or was just announcing her availability to a less puritanical bank.

By: Rliyen

Rliyen — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:24:38 +0000

And New York is an “at will” state and this gets play because?

Being attractive is not a protected class, so unless she has substantial proof of being discriminated (read too many SC discrimination cases and the burden of proof is unusually high for plaintiffs) I see the case going nowhere, or being settled for nuisance value.

By: Aaron Worthing

Aaron Worthing — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:07:57 +0000

Bruce

Actually i was riffing off the common observation that women who are waaay too fat for spandex, often wear it anyway.

And i don’t think my wife would approve of your comment. 😉

On a more serious note, it seems odd that she is going really far to promote that she was too hot for work. seems like this is all really about publicity.

By: steve mansfield

steve mansfield — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:41:29 +0000

Seems like a lot of sound and fury signifying very little. I agree the lady in question is attractive and based on the pictures I have seen her wardrobe is not out of line. I wonder if a fat ugly female who wears short tight clothing in public could be cited for violating visual pollution/ public nuisance laws (I’m joking)

By: Malcolm Smith

Malcolm Smith — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:07:27 +0000

We had a similar situation in Australia, where a young lady complained she was told she was fired because her short shorts and long legs distracted the male workers. Presumably they were operating on the principle: “Don’t hire her; she has good legs.”

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:18:53 +0000

Let me guess, Aaron … you think that little spandex number would look better on you than that beautiful young lady, right?

Yeah – figured as much.

Meow!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:03:04 +0000

There is a photo, among many others, of the plaintiff in the dress she wore to her job interview at the Village Voice article on this story:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-01/news/is-this-woman-too-hot-to-work-in-a-bank/

Ahem.

In a truthful world, Citibank would defend this suit by showing that she was hired precisely because she’s so attractive.