May 25, 2007 at 4:35 Passion for sex chat should be treated by the employer?
$ 5 million is required from IBM by the American James Pacenza, who was fired by the computer giant for sitting in Internet chats during working hours.
According to him, Pacenets found reassurance
on the Internet. The plaintiff says that he was addicted to communication on the network, and the company should have shown sympathy for him and thought about his treatment, rather than throwing him on the street.
Now Pachentse is 58 years old, he is a veteran of the Vietnam War and claims that since 1969, when his best friend died before his eyes, he suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome, and the Internet helped him keep his psychological problems under control.
One of these problems, according to Pachentsi, is an addiction to sex and chat for adults.
One of his colleagues who complained to his bosses drew attention to his love of such chat rooms, and Pachentsa was soon fired on the grounds that he had visited an online chat for the purpose of obtaining sexual pleasure, despite the fact that earlier he had already been made comments on this subject. .
In court, his lawyers will try to prove that their client used the Internet as a means of self-treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome, and that IBM should have treated his alleged addiction to chat rooms for adults - just like other employees are sent to drug treatment clinics.
The process can be a case in point and can affect employers across America and their attitudes toward how employees use office computers.
According to him, Pacenets found reassurance
on the Internet. The plaintiff says that he was addicted to communication on the network, and the company should have shown sympathy for him and thought about his treatment, rather than throwing him on the street.
Now Pachentse is 58 years old, he is a veteran of the Vietnam War and claims that since 1969, when his best friend died before his eyes, he suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome, and the Internet helped him keep his psychological problems under control.
One of these problems, according to Pachentsi, is an addiction to sex and chat for adults.
One of his colleagues who complained to his bosses drew attention to his love of such chat rooms, and Pachentsa was soon fired on the grounds that he had visited an online chat for the purpose of obtaining sexual pleasure, despite the fact that earlier he had already been made comments on this subject. .
In court, his lawyers will try to prove that their client used the Internet as a means of self-treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome, and that IBM should have treated his alleged addiction to chat rooms for adults - just like other employees are sent to drug treatment clinics.
The process can be a case in point and can affect employers across America and their attitudes toward how employees use office computers.
