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Re:Google staff walk out over women's treatment by claydavisss on Thursday November 01, 2018 @09:28AM (#18353660)
> Employers have a duty of care to protect employees from harm in the workplace

Yet common bullying and generally abusive workplaces are completely legal in California. You have the right to quit anytime, not much else.

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Re:Google staff walk out over women's treatment by dragonwriter on Thursday November 01, 2018 @09:39AM (#18353744)
> Yet common bullying and generally abusive workplaces are completely legal in California.

They aren't covered by special, workplace-specific laws; there are, however generally-applicable civil laws that apply to them.

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