Slip of the Tongue

A former manager claims Marion County, Oregon wrongfully fired him for a slip of the tongue: in an interview with an employee who sought a supervisory position, he called her “a <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Slip.pdf">champion for her sexuality</a></strong>,” though he meant to say for her gender, in Marion County Court.</p>

SALEM, Ore. — A former manager claims in court that Marion County, Oregon, wrongfully fired him for a slip of the tongue: In an interview with an employee who sought a supervisory position, he called her “a champion for her sexuality,” though he meant to say for her gender.

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