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Perfume, Sensitivity and Lawsuits
Before Rush and the other talk show hosts begin to make fun of her, I have to stick up for Erin Weber. A jury just awarded her $10-million dollars because her former employer, radio station WYCD fired her. The reason for the firing - Weber had a chemical sensitivity that was triggered by another employee's perfume. I can hear the snickers now. "Oh, she doesn't like the way the perfume smells, so she sues?" No, that's not it at all - I know because I have it, too. Yes, it's been diagnosed by real medical doctors. The problem has nothing to do with the smell or odor of the perfume. Go huff a big lung full of ammonia based cleaner. See, it's not the smell - it's the chemical fumes. Something is some perfumes (not all) causes a similar reaction in people who are sensitive - a deep burning within all the tissue of the nose, sinuses, throat and lungs. Then comes the body's attempt at protection - a huge flow of mucus. The result is an inability to breathe. It's not a bit funny - and yes, you can die from it. According to the article linked above, the co-worker intentionally wore the perfume, intentionally exposed Weber to it, and management failed to stop her. They deserve to be sued. |
