Is it unlawful to fire an employee for being too sexy? Well, it depends. That’s the claim that a New Jersey woman filed with the EEOC, though, so she and her lawyer must think so. Lauren Odes, 29, worked in her data-entry job for just one week before she was let go. She claims that there was no dress code in place and that other employees wore very casual “athletic wear,” which makes sense given the fact that they were working in a warehouse instead of a traditional office environment. Odes claims, though, that, in the first few days on the job, her supervisors cautioned her that her outfits were too provocative, “her lips and hair, ‘too fresh,'” and her breasts too big. On one occasion, according to the Huffington Post, she was given a bathrobe to wear over her clothes. 
Finally, she alleges that she was told that she was just “too hot” for the workplace. Gloria Allred has taken up the case. Odes’ Charge alleges gender- and religious-discrimination claims. Continue reading
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