Word: suits
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...complain, but about the wrong things. Ask a Boston resident to name one of the worst things about his or her city, and you will likely get one of two answers: the weather or the parking. While it's true that neither of these is the city's strong suit, there really isn't much that anyone can do about them. Why waste time griping about Acts of God or Government (approximately the same thing for Massachusetts residents)? It's much more fun to complain about the food, the shopping or the entertainment...
Should an employer be allowed to derail an employee's discrimination suit by unearthing evidence of past misconduct that would have independently justified the firing of the worker? No, said a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court, ruling that discrimination suits are too important to be thrown out of court by after-the-fact fault finding; but past misconduct may be used to limit the remedy available to the worker by, for example, excluding the possibility of reinstatement...
...tried to get council members excited about going out and talking to people about the term bill hike," he says. "I even dressed up in my roommate's gorilla suit to try and get people excited...
...portrayal of a gay lawyer pressing an anti-discrimination suit in "Philadelphia," won huge audiences and the 1993 Best Actor Academy Award for Hanks...
Died. VERA MAXWELL, 93, fashion designer, in Rincon, Puerto Rico. From her cotton proto-jumpsuit fashioned for riveting Rosies during World War II to 1974's "Speed Suit"-a zipperless, buttonless dress that could be pulled on in seconds-Maxwell pioneered sportswear for women that was as comfortable as it was chic, earning herself the sobriquet "the American Chanel." Maxwell's sources of inspiration were marvelously eclectic: a 1935 visit with Albert Einstein was said to have prompted her to copy his tweed jacket and add two skirts, a pair of pants and an extra jacket to create her classic...