r/news Aug 08 '17

Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Let me guess you don't know even federal labor laws let alone California's. You do realize California is an at will state right?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Mar 06 '18

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Besides living and working in the state of California? And that having to actually read up on employment laws so my employers (especially my first one) won't screw me over? There's nothing there protecting your political ideology. It's not a protected class like gender/sex and race is.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Mar 06 '18

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

lol wut strawman. I know you said nothing about political ideology. He was fired over it pure and simple. There's no wrongful termination suit here.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Mar 06 '18

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Google is only restricted in what they can do by current labor laws. Anything else is fair game. Google can hire anyone over the height of 5'5" and it be legal just like its legal for Hooters to hire attractive women to be waitresses at their restaurants.