Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the...
by tptacek on Friday December 17, 2021 @02:03PM
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You're in the US --- California, to boot. I'm not sure what you accomplished by making the agreement "unenforceable", as your employer does not need to secure your agreement to terminate you for virtually any reason. Discovering that you text and drive in your spare time, off hours, is something they'll likely have no trouble firing you for, unless you have an employee contract that somehow gives you tenure except for for-cause hiring (almost nobody has one of those).
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Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the...
by oceanghost on Friday December 17, 2021 @06:53PM
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Perhaps I didn't explain myself well.
I am not a lawyer, obviously, but what I meant was, threatening someone to sign a legal document can't be legal, even if its your employer.
Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the...
by tptacek on Friday December 17, 2021 @06:55PM
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Sure it can? All sorts of jobs are contingent on signing contracts (NDAs, acceptable use policies, background check authorizations). Why would you think it wouldn't be legal? The "threat" is simply to stop employing you, which your employed (in the US) has an almost absolute right to do anyways.
Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the...
by oceanghost on Friday December 17, 2021 @07:02PM
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Where's the line then? What could they "force" me to sign and what couldn't they, in your opinion?