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PAGE 16 u BIZARRE BRIEFS By Viola James ITALIAN PET TAX ALL BARK AND NO BITE ROME — European politicians considering new austerity measures should be leery of anything affecting people' tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy recently turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it became public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media According to Reuters, a proposal to levy a s pets. said she filed a gender and religious discrimina- tion complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in New York. According to Reuters, Odes said she felt her May 28, 2012 • Law TiMes u The INSIDE STORY wardrobe was appropriate for a business that sells "thongs with hearts placed in the female genital area and boy shorts for women that say 'hot' in the buttocks area." Odes said that on successive days during her reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affec- tion" to raise revenue for debt-strapped towns and cities. Protests came from everyone from animal rights groups that said it'd prompt more people to abandon animals to politicians who called it everything from "grotesque" to "surreal" to "idi- otic" to "shameful. and children," said Italian parliamentarian Domenico Scilipoti. "The only thing that's left to tax are wives " 'HOT' EMPLOYEE BATTLES FIRING AT LINGERIE DEPOT NEW YORK — Clothing stores often make their employees wear their products, so should there be any restrictions on doing so at a lingerie warehouse? That' woman battles her dismissal from a temporary job at a New York lingerie warehouse because her male employers allegedly felt she was too busty and dressed too provocatively for the workplace. Wearing a form-fitting sequined black dress s one of the key questions as a New Jersey week-long employment in late April, she received warnings that her attire was too alluring, that her breasts should be taped down to make them look smaller, and that she should wear a red bathrobe to cover one outfit. Odes, who said her duties included data entry OTTAWA LAW PROF LAUDED University of Ottawa law professor Adam Dodek was one of 16 educators to receive the Capital Educators' Award on May 17. Dodek received the award for his contri- bution to public education and his work as a teacher at a gala this month. Dodek was the only law professor to re- ceive the award. Th e Ottawa Network for Education hosts the event in collaboration with 10 participating educational institutions. and co-ordinating the shipping of samples, said she eventually agreed to purchase a sweater to wear over her dress but lost her job anyway. "I understand that there are Orthodox Jewish An employee at the company had no immedi- ate comment on Odes' claims. " she said. men who may have their views about how a woman should dress . . . but I do not feel that any employer has the right to impose their religious beliefs on me, U.S. SUPREME COURT JUDGE ROBBED 2ND TIME WASHINGTON — This is one crime the offend- er likely hopes will never make it to the U.S. Supreme Court. According to Reuters, U.S. Supreme Court STATSCAN REPORT ON FAMILY VIOLENCE Ontario had the lowest rate of po- lice-reported family violence in 2010, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. Th e report released on May 22 shows Ontarians reported 196 incidents of family violence per 100,000 population to police last year. Prince Edward Island followed closely behind with 234 reported incidents per 100,000 population. By comparison, Saskatchewan and Manitoba re- ported the highest rates at 644 and 430 incidents respectively. Th e report made the rates of and black leather, sequin-studded boots, Lauren Odes, 29, said her Orthodox Jewish employers at Native Intimates told her the outfit and others like it were "too hot" for the warehouse. "We should not be judged by the size of our breasts or the shape of our body," Reuters reported Odes as saying. Odes' attorney, celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean vacation home, was recently the victim of a burglary at his residence in Washington. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said no one was home at the time of the burglary, which was discovered May 4 by a housekeeper. Police are investigating, she said. In the February incident on the island of Nevis, the intruder stole about $1,000 but no one was hurt. Breyer, his wife, and two guests were present at the time. LT police-reported family violence in individual metropolitan ar- eas available for the fi rst time. It found rates were highest in Saint John, N.B., Saskatoon, and Kelowna, B.C., in 2010. In Ontario, the lowest rates of police-reported family violence were in Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, the Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo area, and Guelph. LSUC MEDALS HANDED OUT Th e Law Society of Upper Canada honoured nine mem- bers of Ontario' last week. Th is year' Law Society Medal were Mar- garet Bloodworth, Bruce Carr-Harris, James Caskey, Mary Fox, Vern Krishna, and Doug Lewis. Th e Law Society Medal hon- s legal profession s recipients of the ours lawyers who have excelled in their particular practice area, academic sphere or other profes- sional capacity. "Th roughout their careers, "Really! I'm also developing a specialty in mergers and acquisitions!" Get more online Visit Us Online 1-8-5X.indd 1 these nine outstanding individ- uals have continued to enrich their profession, as well as their communities," said LSUC Trea- surer Laurie Pawlitza. "Th ey serve as true role mod- els for the province's lawyers and Adam Dodek paralegals and we are extremely pleased to honour them with the law society' of recognition." Keith Jobbitt received this year's Lincoln Alexander Award to Mary Weaver for her work as a woman in the legal profession. In addition, Brian Lawrie received the Distinguished Para- legal Award for his professional achievements and commitment to the practice of law. Th e nine received their awards during a reception at Osgoode Hall in Toronto on May 23. GOWLINGS ADVISER NAMED AMBASSADOR Th e federal government has appointed Gowling Lafl eur Henderson LLP strategic ad- viser Lawrence Cannon as Canada' 16 following the inauguration of French President François Hollande. Cannon, who served as min- ister of foreign aff airs in the past, joined Gowlings last year. NEW GC AT SECOND CUP Dan Caldarone has leſt the in-house department of Cara Operations Ltd. to join Th e Second Cup Ltd. Caldarone will serve as gen- eral counsel, corporate secretary, and vice president of human resources in his new role at Th e Second Cup. " nior management team of seven and the general counsel is one of the people that make up the senior management team, so for me it' At Second Cup, there is a se- LT Cannon took offi ce on May s ambassador to France. s highest awards for his commitment to the public and the legal community. Th e Laura Legge Award went general counsel role but also a step into the executive manage- ment team," Caldarone told Le- gal Feeds last week. s not only a step up into a Canadian Lawyer | Law Times | 4Students | InHouse | Legal Feeds lawtimesnews.com • canadianlawyermag.com www.lawtimesnews.com 2/28/11 2:37:34 PM Fresh Canadian legal news and analysis every day

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