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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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