Dental nurse hits out as court upholds decision to sack her for being an 'irresistible attraction'

Updated December 24 2012 - 1:13pm, first published 12:11pm
Fired from her job ... Melissa Nelson.
Fired from her job ... Melissa Nelson.
Dr James Knight had employed Mrs Nelson for 10 years, and he acknowledged in court documents that she was a good worker.
Dr James Knight had employed Mrs Nelson for 10 years, and he acknowledged in court documents that she was a good worker.

A dentist who fired his assistant because he found her to be an "irresistible attraction" and a threat to his marriage was within his legal rights to do so, a US court has ruled.

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