Sacramento woman awarded $45,000 after being fired for bringing dog to work

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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Sacramento woman awarded $45,000 after being fired for bringing dog to work

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Jurors on Friday awarded $45,000 to a woman who said she was fired for bringing her dog to work as a way to ease her anxiety and depression. However, the jury denied her claim of disability discrimination.

Chris Storm argued in her lawsuit that the Consumers Self Help Center, a mental health clinic, and its director, Meghan Stanton, had retaliated against her because she asked to keep Lacey, a 4-year-old Maltese, in her office.
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I'm stressed out at work, too. Can I bring an exotic dancer to sit on my lap if she's properly house-trained?

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 04:19 AM
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I'm stressed out at work, too. Can I bring an exotic dancer to sit on my lap if she's properly house-trained?

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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If you were dishonest, you can take your dog anywhere.

It is illegal for people to ask you to prove that your dog is a real assistance dog...
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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my "assistance cat" badger is going with me on monday. anybody tries to give me more tasks gets a pissed off maincoon on em.
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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If you were dishonest, you can take your dog anywhere.

It is illegal for people to ask you to prove that your dog is a real assistance dog...
I have always wanted to put my cat on a leash and take them around. Then when people ask, tell them he is a Listening-Ear cat.
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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the owner at the hotel i work at hates animals. hes the most stubborn mother ****er in the world. he makes sure they have proof or else theyre not checking in. he kicked some lady out a few months back because she had an "assistance dog" that looked like a dirty *** stray dog. a few weeks ago some guy came in with a chiwawa and said it was his assistance dog. wtf?? the only reasoning i can think of for an assitance dog is if the person is blind. and its bs that we cant ask for proof. im gonna walk into the grocerey store with my friends big *** pit and tell them its my "assistance dog"
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Xevious
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That office on the first floor, I've seen pets in there. one lady even set up a small dog run for a puppy for a couple weeks?? not sure if you saw that or not
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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the owner at the hotel i work at hates animals. hes the most stubborn mother ****er in the world. he makes sure they have proof or else theyre not checking in. he kicked some lady out a few months back because she had an "assistance dog" that looked like a dirty *** stray dog. a few weeks ago some guy came in with a chiwawa and said it was his assistance dog. wtf?? the only reasoning i can think of for an assitance dog is if the person is blind. and its bs that we cant ask for proof. im gonna walk into the grocerey store with my friends big *** pit and tell them its my "assistance dog"

The law is to prevent handicap people from being harrassed every time they go somewhere.

If you have a well behaved dog, that 'looks' like an assistance dog, I bet you could take him anywhere.... Since 99% of dogs aren't as composed as a companion dog, chances are you can get in trouble. Not sure what the penalty is for having a counterfeit companion dog.


If you dont like the owner of your hotel, let me know where you work. I'll pass it on to the MIL who is passionate about this law. One of these days he's going to call bS on someone genuine who knows the law, and next thing you know, they'll be living in his house, and he'll be mowing the lawns.

There are a lot of different types of assistance dogs. Some are for comfort, typically for special needs children and some adults. Some are to help out people in wheelchairs, with opening doors, reaching things, and moral support. There's a whole bigger world than just a seeing eye dog.


I recently went to a Canine Companions for Independence 'graduation'
It was really very eye opening as to what these dogs can do for people.

Oh also - You can't ask someone what their handicap is, either.

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Originally Posted by Wingless Wonder
Full story:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/135726.html

I'm stressed out at work, too. Can I bring an exotic dancer to sit on my lap if she's properly house-trained?

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For $45k I'm pretty sure you'd get a happy ending too..
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