Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss
by ragesh on Friday January 25, 2019 @03:18AM
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That's a good point. I suppose the goal is that your right to a judicial process must become inalienable, much like your rights to life and freedom that cannot be waived contractually.
Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss
by virgilp on Friday January 25, 2019 @09:33AM
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> I have the legal right not to go to work every day, which I waive in exchange for a paycheck
No you don't. You chose to go to work every day, in exchange for said paycheck. But it is a choice, and you can reverse it any time. Waiving the right means "in exchange for this paycheck, I promise to waive my right not to go to work for you - i.e. I am now legally your slave". You can't do that.
I see this claim all the time in comments about mandatory arbitration clauses, but it doesn’t make sense as stated. You need to narrow it down or at least clarify it somehow.
Being able to waive legal rights is necessary for society to function. For example, I have the legal right to not give McDonald’s $1. I waive that right in exchange for them giving me a soda. I have the legal right not to go to work every day, which I waive in exchange for a paycheck. And so on.