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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by nxmehta on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:26AM (#14954672)
Apparently you are unfamiliar with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment

I guess you don't work in the United States? Because it's certainly fine for him to be fired for this.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by odessacubbage on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:56AM (#14955500)
the page you refer to hardly makes it look so cut and dry. how would California's exemptions to at will employment factor into this situation? >http://www.hullmcguire.com/pdf/Hull%20McGuire%20-%20Californ...
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by nxmehta on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:03AM (#14955899)
Nice catch ;) The "implied contract" at-will exception in CA in recent years can be avoided by specific language and precautions in your contract. So yes, theoretically a former employee can sue and win for unjust termination, but practically speaking this never happens, particularly for large, careful employers.
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