Op-Ed: Unintended consequences of civil rights legislation

Not many people can declare that they’re irresistible and have the court documents to prove it. At least one person can, though, after Iowa’s Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of dentist James Knight. Knight claimed that he was justified in firing his longtime assistant Melissa Nelson because she was so “distracting.”

Although neither sought a sexual relationship, Knight’s wife grew concerned that the close personal relationship between Knight and Nelson constituted a threat to has marriage. She demanded that he terminate Nelson’s employment.