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Re:Why Being Outside Silicon Valley is Good for Startups by joshwa on Friday November 23, 2007 @03:45PM (#83037)
Boy, that sure sounds nice! Wish I could have applied some of those laws to my last employer...
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Re:Why Being Outside Silicon Valley is Good for Startups by davidw on Saturday November 24, 2007 @03:27AM (#83148)
It's really a double edged sword with some unintended consequences. Italy has similar (probably stronger) laws. One of the results is that most employers are very, very wary of hiring women of childbearing age.
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Re:Why Being Outside Silicon Valley is Good for Startups by herdrick on Sunday November 25, 2007 @01:59AM (#83297)
When an employment relationship is a bigger commitment, employers are much more hesitant to hire.
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