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Re:Prof. of employment law: 'it may be illegal for Google to... by vanattab on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:02PM (#14962670)
IANAL But my understanding is "At will employment" does mean the employer can fire you for an illegal reason such as your race or as retaliation for a complaint. It really just means that the employer does not have to give the legal reason at the time of firing and there is no law requiring warning warnings or a formal evaluation system.
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Re:Prof. of employment law: 'it may be illegal for Google to... by patrickyan on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @06:57PM (#14963762)
It's on the employee to prove that the company fired them illegally. For example, if the employee had an email showing that their boss said "I hate X because he's black" then the employee would probably win.
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