Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday that regents fired him because they were uncomfortable with him and his wife producing and appearing in pornographic videos.
The regents voted unanimously during a hastily convened closed meeting Wednesday evening to fire Gow.
After the vote, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman and Regents President Karen Walsh issued statements saying the regents had learned of specific conduct by Gow that subjected the university to “significant reputational harm.” Rothman called Gow’s actions “abhorrent” and Walsh said she was “disgusted.” But neither of them offered any details of the allegations.
These sorts of moves don’t tend to happen quickly. The board may be a bunch of pearl clutchers but there may also be more to this story.
In any case, reputational damage is fully subjective and they may have to prove that harm occurred or pay out a huge settlement.
A huge settlement for what, exactly?
Loss of pay, emotional distress, ect ect
Loss of pay and emotional distress are fundamental to being fired, I can’t see any jury awarding judgments over that.
Happens more then you think. Assuming you get the case in front of a jury.