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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by kevinburke on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @11:06AM (#14604401)
I am saying employment is at will (in most US tech contracts) and an employer can terminate your contract for any reason. "Anything goes" = there's no set standards of proof
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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by dixie_land on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @01:01PM (#14605619)
IANAL but my understanding is that employer can terminate you for no reason (as in not giving a reason). But if an employer fires you for cause and that cause is unfounded they can be sued for wrongful termination.
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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by kevinburke on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @01:57PM (#14606268)
This handy list suggests you have a claim if you report you were harassed and your company fires you (retaliation), but not if you are fired after someone falsely accuses you of harassment.

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/do-i-have-wrongful-te...

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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by jamesrcole on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @12:11PM (#14605022)
That is not legally the case in at least some countries.
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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by camelite on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @11:46AM (#14604784)
OK. Should "anything go", or is there a limit to how low the burden of proof should go?
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