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Re:"I’ve kept silent on the Apple situation; they broke sile... by SpicyLemonZest on Friday May 14, 2021 @07:36PM (#27160794)
There's a legal theory known as "promissory estoppel" or "detrimental reliance" that probably applies if Martinez's story is accurate. Apple promised him a job, he made some major life changes based on that promise, and now they've withdrawn their promise without any relevant new information or new bad conduct on Martinez's part.
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Re:"I’ve kept silent on the Apple situation; they broke sile... by manicdee on Friday May 14, 2021 @07:43PM (#27160837)
Apple can claim the information was new to them, such as for example believing the book was a work of satire only to find (based on post-hire discussion with AGM) it was actually a manifesto.
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Re:"I’ve kept silent on the Apple situation; they broke sile... by SpicyLemonZest on Friday May 14, 2021 @07:50PM (#27160888)
They can. I'm skeptical whether that'd be true - although I guess it's really academic, because high-profile employment disputes like this are almost always settled out of court.
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