Originally posted by bboswell
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I used to be general counsel for a huge bar company. Had an employee get fired for dumping a bunch of zippo lighter fluid on brand new flame resistant carpet in a club and lit it on fire just to see if it would burn. Completely destroyed the woman only to have the judge/hearing officer ask, "Well, do you have a written policy prohibiting the action taken by Ms. ________?" I asked the judge/hearing officer, "Are you asking if we have a written policy prohibiting arson?" She said, "That is exactly what I am asking." I said of course we don't. We don't have a policy against murder either, but we would fire someone if they killed a customer. . The judge/hearing officer FOUND FOR THE EMPLOYEE because we didn't have a policy against arson!!!
I appealed the case to district court and the judge actually stated in open court, "This is the dumbest s___ I have ever read." We prevailed but what a waste of time.
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