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Re: The real reason why Jim Collas left
« on: August 18, 2007, 10:47:25 PM »
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Wow he had sex with a woman he's a grown man ffs he can do what he wants, he's perfectly able to make his own mistakes.


Which would have lead to really juicey law suits against Gateway by her.  It would have probably been different if Collas didn't cop an attitude with his boss withe story being swept under the rug and paid her off.

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Re: The real reason why Jim Collas left
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2007, 12:47:30 PM »
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But why can she start a law suit, she wasnt raped she entered into it willingly I am assuming.


If they were both equals within the corp, it wouldn't be an issue.  When one is a highier level within the corp, then the other can say he/she felt if she didn't, she wouldn't get an advancement or some other job security issue.  That's sexual harassment and there are laws (US Title VII and typically state have their own laws for corps under 15 people) governing it which civil courts will address.  

I don't know how the EU is handling it, but it's a very serious issue in the US.

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Re: The real reason why Jim Collas left
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2007, 07:45:55 AM »
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Please dammy... when HARASSMENT actually happens... and those times they actually lay under?


Wow, your employer has actually spent the money and time to send you to classes to cover this American law?  I can't tell you how many classes and videos I've had to endure over the years on this very subject.  How many classes has your employer(s) required you to attend to cover other US laws that includes Americans with Disabilities Act and other American civil rights acts?

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Re: The real reason why Jim Collas left
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 08:18:25 AM »
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don't know where ANY of this came from, since none of the people who were there have indicated ANY SUCH THING. She was not with Gateway (Annex were brought there under contract as paid performers), she did not hope to advance, there was ZERO court case.


Even as a contract worker, she still could have filed a law suit.  She could have easily stated she was pressed into doing it to keep her company in a good light with a married Gateway executive.  She was an imported talent, correct?  That could easily be playied up as Collas as a preditor praying on a vulnerable young woman in a strange land.  If Collas was just a janitor, I would agree with you there was no case.  He was in a precieved position of power as a GW Exec who could open many doors for her, or shut the her out of future GW contracts.  

I doubt it would be a huge money maker for her but I could easily see Gateway paying hush money to keep it out of the courts.  If he's done this once, he probably did it multiple times before getting caught. A law suit by contractor would probably spur actual GW employees to come forth with their stories and litigation.  Collas' attitude was probably just the icing on the cake.

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