Neiman Marcus Employees, Fired for Having Sex on the Job, Sue Because Security Video of Them "In the Act" Violated Their Privacy

It takes some balls to have sex at work with another employee, especially when the two of you are supposed to be on security detail at a major department store. It takes ones the size of grapefruit to turn around and sue your employer for videotaping you "in the act." Why? Well, it invades your privacy (do you really have any of that where you work) and besides, the manager who set up the hidden camera shared the videotape with several other people AND on a nationwide online forum for security personnel. Okay, I can see where that last part might piss you off JUST a little bit. Which is why Neiman Marcus is getting their asses sued. Here's more from the Dallas Morning News:

Two former security employees at the Neiman Marcus department store in Northbrook, Ill., who were fired last year for engaging in sex at work filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging they were illegally videotaped. Steven Chalem and Veronica Miranda, identified in the lawsuit as residents of Evanston, Ill., allege they were secretly videotaped by a manager while employed as loss prevention investigators at the store in 2007. They describe themselves as "close friends" who worked together for several years.
The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges that the manager installed a hidden camera in the office and began recording them and other employees. Chalem and Miranda were fired last October "for engaging in sexual activity with each other in the loss prevention office" on two separate occasions, the suit said. Both Chalem and Miranda have been unable to find jobs in the retail loss prevention industry since their firings, the suit said. The plaintiffs asked for damages for violation of Illinois' eavesdropping statute, infliction of emotional distress and other complaints.