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Re:Uber finds one allegedly stolen Waymo file on an employee... by WrtCdEvrydy on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @07:24PM (#14046611)
As long as it's not discrimination based, you can fire someone for any reason.

My boss could fire me for disliking the color of my T-Shirt this morning.

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Re:Uber finds one allegedly stolen Waymo file on an employee... by dragonwriter on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @07:26PM (#14046624)
> As long as it's not discrimination based, you can fire someone for any reason.

Every decision to choose one course of action over another is "discrimination-based"; you mean as long as it is not discrimination on an expressly-prohibited basis.

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Re:Uber finds one allegedly stolen Waymo file on an employee... by johncolanduoni on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @07:47PM (#14046744)
That depends a lot on jurisdiction. It's not even true for every job/state combination in the US.
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