Ashvegas caught eBossWatch.com's post which ranks Eric Lauffer No. 67 in its "America's Worst Bosses 2011" list.
eBossWatch reports:
The city settled a lawsuit in April brought by former Asheville Police Department Officer Cherie Byrd alleging that her superior, then-Sgt. Eric Lauffer, sent her sexually explicit text messages and phone calls. The city will pay Byrd $48,000 and reimburse her $4,100 in mediation fees.
City Attorney Bob Oast told Xpress about the settlement following a closed session of Asheville City Council discussing the case. Byrd alleged that Lauffner sent her sexually explicit and racially offensive text messages beginning in the summer of 2008 and that her supervisors in both the APD and the city repeatedly failed to take action.Read the full article
eBossWatch reports:
The eBossWatch panel of workplace experts has selected and ranked the third annual list of America's Worst Bosses. The 2011 America's Worst Bosses include a famous actor, two US Navy officers, two doctors, a judge, a US Congressman, and a US Senator.
As of December 2011, the 2011 America's Worst Bosses have cost their employers over $145 million in monetary damages and lawsuit settlement payments.
The city settled a lawsuit in April brought by former Asheville Police Department Officer Cherie Byrd alleging that her superior, then-Sgt. Eric Lauffer, sent her sexually explicit text messages and phone calls. The city will pay Byrd $48,000 and reimburse her $4,100 in mediation fees.
City Attorney Bob Oast told Xpress about the settlement following a closed session of Asheville City Council discussing the case. Byrd alleged that Lauffner sent her sexually explicit and racially offensive text messages beginning in the summer of 2008 and that her supervisors in both the APD and the city repeatedly failed to take action.Read the full article
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well, thank goodness we are finally getting some attention for something besides our tourist trade!
By Bill Rhodes
12/27/2011
Heck, we could fold this into the tourist trade.
"...and over on the right, you'll see the spot where APD Sgt. Eric Lauffer was parked when he sent the infamous "licky you" comment. Right up ahead is one of the former locations of Sheriff Bobby Medfords video gambling partnerships, and then, the moment you've been waiting for - get your cameras ready for the re-enactment of the 2011 'Asheville Go Topless Rally'..."
By Barry Summers
12/27/2011
Is he still on the force ... or should I say FARCE.
By LOKEL
12/27/2011
Are APD people required to mediate disputes?
By Jim Shura
12/27/2011
But, but, but...we have the best City Staff in the Country, or so the spin goes. Could it be b.s.??? Why yes, it could.
By D. Dial
12/28/2011