US EditionSexual harassment lawyer sues over rejected airport ad, now has a massive billboard
A federal judge called the airport’s objection nonsense, and the lawyer says calls to her Syracuse firm are way up after the larger sign went up.
- Following a legal battle, sexual harassment lawyer Megan Thomas successfully placed a prominent, large-scale advertisement at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, featuring her original wording that officials had rejected as "harsh."
- The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority initially rejected the ad, claiming the slogan was potentially "threatening" or "intimidating" to men, prompting Thomas to file a federal lawsuit in August citing First Amendment rights.
- In a January ruling, Judge Anthony Brindisi dismissed the authority's assessment of the tagline as "nonsense," comparing Thomas' slogan to a Chick-fil-A ad featuring the phrase "Chikin 4 Din Makez U Grin."
- Both parties reached a confidential settlement shortly after the judge's ruling, with the SRAA calling the decision "unfortunate" on Tuesday while noting it allows return to core corporate purposes.
- Since the ad launched, Thomas says calls to her firm have been "way up," prompting her to hire another attorney to assist clients who reported sexual harassment during work trips.
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Sexual harassment lawyer sues over rejected airport ad, now has a massive billboard - The Morning Sun
A lawyer sued an upstate New York airport after it rejected a small ad for her sexual harassment law firm. Now she has a massive sign there. Megan Thomas signed a contract last summer for the ad at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. She wanted it to read: “When HR called it harmless flirting … we called it exhibit A,” but the airport asked her to soften the “harsh” wording. Instead, she filed a suit. Now, the ad is finally up, with the word…
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Sexual harassment lawyer sues over rejected airport ad, now has a massive billboard
A legal battle over a small advertisement a lawyer paid for at an upstate New York airport has been resolved, and the same ad now takes up two walls at the facility.
Sexual harassment lawyer sues over rejected airport ad, now has a massive billboard - Regional Media News
A lawyer sued an upstate New York airport after it rejected a small ad for her sexual harassment law firm. Now she has a massive sign there. Megan Thomas signed a contract last summer for the ad at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. She wanted it to read: "When HR called it harmless flirting ... we called it exhibit A," but the airport asked her to soften the "harsh" wording. Instead, she filed a suit. Now, the ad is finally up, with the wo…
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