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A comment on Heath and Fillekes v. Google Inc. Lawsuit. Parent comment

Re:Heath and Fillekes v. Google Inc. Lawsuit by pzh on Thursday January 05, 2017 @08:56AM (#13327080)
> It turns out it isn't illegal not to hire based on previously being sued by someone.

I thought there were laws to prevent Google from retaliating against somebody who sued them, and it would be illegal for them to not hire you on that basis alone...

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Re:Heath and Fillekes v. Google Inc. Lawsuit by ChuckMcM on Thursday January 05, 2017 @11:30AM (#13328476)
Retaliation protection is about protecting you from being fired for bringing a protected labor suit. That doesn't apply to hiring. And as I understand it there is nothing wrong with actively discriminating against people who didn't go to a preferred university[1] as that is not a protected class.

[1] And as with diversity (or any discrimination) it reduces the chance that you'll employ that really star employee.

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