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CONWAY, Ark., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- An Arkansas restaurant server said she was fired for calling police to report a customer was drinking alcohol while breastfeeding her child.
"A Gusano's manager said Conners' firing was not related to her call to police, but he did not elaborate on the cause of the firing."
Eh, if she got fired for trying to help the kid, that's messed up. If there was something else going on at her job that caused her to get fired... who knows?
Is that illegal? Maybe unethical, but I don't think it's illegal. Stupid waitress sounds like someone who gets in people's business when she shouldn't.
Most places have procedures (informal or formal) for handling extreme situations. The waitress should have alerted the manager and let the manager handle it.
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I don't blame them for firing her, it's none of her business, and no law was broken.
The manager could have risked a lawsuit by refusing to serve alcohol to a
nursing mother but a server doesn't have that authority except in the case of underage or intoxicated customers. Calling the police to report something not illegal is irresponsible and seems solid grounds for dismissal to me.
this details some history about the law and pregnant women. if the state later believes the child was harmed by alcoholic consumption during pregnancy they can and will take the child. but then again, i dont think the waitress should have been fired over this, maybe reprimanded, which is why it makes me believe there were other things that led to her dismissal.
I think the waitress was completely justified in calling the police. We don't know if this was her only job. What if she was a teacher or even a volunteer with children, she would be a state-mandated reporter.
I don't blame them for firing her, it's none of her business, and no law was broken.
The manager could have risked a lawsuit by refusing to serve alcohol to a
nursing mother but a server doesn't have that authority except in the case of underage or intoxicated customers. Calling the police to report something not illegal is irresponsible and seems solid grounds for dismissal to me.
There are no child endangerment laws in Arkansas?
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