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Re:Google says its sex misconduct policy change doesn't appl... by fareesh on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @10:37AM (#18494558)
I don't think it ought to be assumed that one would always apply this same line of thinking to other corporate behaviour.

In this specific case the context is about the few specific instances where this policy will not apply. Given that nearly all these instances seem to involve ongoing litigation, I applied this reasoning.

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Re:Google says its sex misconduct policy change doesn't appl... by jakelazaroff on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @10:53AM (#18494724)
The point is that "Google just followed their lawyers' advice" is never a valid excuse. Google's lawyers are still part of Google! Lawyers can give unethical advice, and the CEO/HR/whoever makes these decisions is perfectly capable of ignoring it.
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Re:Google says its sex misconduct policy change doesn't appl... by elliekelly on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @12:51PM (#18495842)
Lawyers also can't give illegal advice. No lawyer in the history of corporate lawyers has advised management to sexually harass employees yet here we are.
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