Worker opposed to gays wins suit

Washington Times ^ | 4/07/04 | Amy Fagan

[kattracks]

An AT&T Broadband employee who was fired after refusing to abide by company rules that he said violated his religious beliefs about homosexuality has won a federal court case.

Judge Marcia S. Krieger of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado awarded Albert Buonanno of Denver $146,269 for lost salary, loss of 401(k) matching contributions and compensation for emotional distress in a Friday ruling released this week.

[AgThorn]

Finally, one for the good guys!!! Cheers!!!

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[dr_lew]

In the ruling, the judge listed several things the company could have done to avoid the situation, such as communicating better, getting more details about Mr. Buonanno's concerns, clarifying what the company intended by the language in question, accepting his pledge not to discriminate, or even rewriting the language to make it less ambiguous.

... or dissecting the certificate of understanding into a million tiny pieces and dispersing it into the atmosphere.

[Agnes Heep]

Mr. Buonanno objected to language in a new employee handbook issued in January 2001 that said "each person at AT&T Broadband is charged with the responsibility to fully recognize, respect and value the differences among all of us," including sexual orientation. He was fired after refusing to sign a "certificate of understanding" acknowledging that he agreed to the policy.

AT&T deserves everything it got in this case. There's no way they had to make that clause in the handbook so specific; they could have had the employee sign on to a general understanding that normal practices of decency and respect for other people would prevail ... but oh no; they've got to go pandering to the faggots; probably because half their front office is comprised of sexual deviants of one stripe or another.

Incidentally, with a name like Buonanno, how long do you think the queers in the company would have respected his particular rights?

[wattsmag2]

," which they said appears to ignore attempts by companies "to foster diversity and nondiscrimination in the workplace."

Unless you happen to be Christian that is.

[bellas_sister]

Unless you happen to be Christian that is


Oh man, you beat me to it.....

[JoeSixPack1]

The ruling could embolden other Christians or religious people to challenge similar policies,...

"I think Buonanno is just the tip of the iceberg," Mr. Whitehead said.

The bubble may have finally burst, it's most definately leaking 'Sanity'.

[techwench]

dump ATT&T worldnet internet service, regardless. see john dvorak's article in pc magazine, march 16th issue pg. 53

[rogueleader]

BTTT

Today, the liberals are blaming the "conservative judges."