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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/2 ... f=business

By Chris Francescani

May 21 (Reuters) - A New Jersey woman said on Monday that she was dismissed from a temporary job at a New York lingerie warehouse because her male employers felt she was too busty and dressed too provocatively for the workplace.

Wearing a form-fitting sequined black dress and black leather, sequin-studded boots, Lauren Odes, 29, said her Orthodox Jewish employers at Native Intimates told her that outfit and others like it were "too hot" for the warehouse.

"We should not be judged by the size of our breasts or the shape of our body," Odes said.

Odes's attorney, celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, said she filed a gender and religious discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in New York.

Odes said she felt her wardrobe was appropriate for a business that sells "thongs with hearts placed in the female genital area and boy shorts for women that say 'hot' in the buttocks area."

Media photographers climbed on chairs and crashed into each other as Odes held a pose and Allred held up a series of purple, black and brown outfits she said also led to the woman's dismissal.

Odes said that on successive days during her week-long employment in late April she was warned that her attire was too alluring, that her breasts should be taped down to make them look smaller, and that she was asked to wear a red bathrobe to cover one outfit.

"This whole experience has been horrifying to me," she told reporters. "I love fashion and I always will, but I don't believe any woman should be treated as I was."

Odes, whose said her duties included data entry and coordinating the shipping of samples to customers, said she eventually agreed to purchase a sweater to wear over her dress, but was dismissed anyway.

"I understand that there are Orthodox Jewish men who may have their views about how a woman should dress ... but I do not feel that any employer has the right to impose their religious beliefs on me," she said.

An employee at the company had no immediate comment on Odes' claims.

[Gob]

Jewish lingerie?




Have they been ripping Mitt off for ideas?

[Lord Jim]

I hope this thread isn't going to serve as the excuse for another round of juvenile breast puns...

That would really be titally uncalled for....

[Scooter]

Yes, it would be partitcularly annoying.

But seriously, an erotic lingerie distributor firing someone for looking too sexy? All of those Orthodox Jewish employees think nothing of handling crotchless panties all day, but are deeply offended at the sight of a well endowed woman's breasts?

[dgs49]

She was fired for coming to work dressed like a whore. Regardless of the business, one has an obligation to dress according to the formal or informal dress code. That is true for men and women.

As soon as she showed up on Day #2 dressed like that, she should have been shown the door.

Her choice of attorney tells you all you need to know.

[Scooter]

Telling her she needed to tape down her breasts, and ordering her to wear a bathrobe, says "dress[ing] like a whore" was not the problem.

[Gob]

[Gob]

Nice pair of thruppenies on her!

[Scooter]

So a dress at mid thigh, with a neckline that shows no cleavage whatsoever, constitutes "dressing like a slut"?

[Guinevere]

In Dave's world, all women are sluts. Haven't you figured that out yet Scooter?

[dgs49]

I guarantee this is not the outfit she wore to work.

And honestly, folks, she is about the least "sexy" woman this side of Roseanne Barr. The first thought that came into my head when I saw her on the video was, "Moo!"

[Scooter]

You were therer? You witnessed what she wore? Typical Dave, when the facts contradict his wild leaps to judgment, the facts must be wrong.

[Joe Guy]

The first thought that came into my head when I saw her on the video was, "Moo!"

That's because you always have an udder way of looking at things.

[Beer Sponge]

I'd buy crotchless panties from her!

[Lord Jim]

You know BS, that's the sort of thing that really wants to make me vomit.....

[Gob]

Nothing wrong with crotchless panties Jim! Apart from the fact that the old block and tackle tend to get a bit on the chilly side.

[MajGenl.Meade]

In Dave's world, all women are sluts. Haven't you figured that out yet Scooter?

Are you sure? Remember the difference between a slut and a bitch?

A slut sleeps with anyone whereas a bitch sleeps with anyone but you.

Meade

Well not "you" you but you know what I mean. Don't you?

[rubato]

"...

Her choice of attorney tells you all you need to know.

She's smarter than the accent and personal style might lead one to think?


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