San Diego woman says she was fired for having an Air America bumper sticker

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Linda Laroca has filed suit against her former manager, Beverly Fath, and her former company, Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc. because, she says, she was fired because of a bumper sticker. According to Laroca, Fath saw her 1360 Air America Talk Radio bumper sticker and called it “that Al Franken left-wing radical radio station.” Laroca says Fath then told her: “The country is on a high state of alert. For all I know, you could be al-Quaida,” and then fired her.

California’s labor law prohibits employers from controlling or directing their employees’ political activities. Laroca is seeking lost wages and damages not only for violation of the state labor law, but also for wrongful termination, emotional distress, and violation of the state constitution.

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