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Re:Silicon Valley: Perks for Some Workers, Struggles for Par... by dragonwriter on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @07:56PM (#9337972)
> If some employers think people in protected classes are more likely to sue when let go (even if the employer did nothing wrong), they might be less likely to hire them in the first place.

The solution is to make them also think that people in these classes are equally likely to sue if not hired, and particularly likely to win if the employer is, in fact, discriminating against them in hiring.

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Re:Silicon Valley: Perks for Some Workers, Struggles for Par... by bequanna on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @08:05PM (#9338001)
I don't disagree with that solution, I just don't know how it would be implemented.

I seems like it is much easier to prove discrimination existed when firing vs. discrimination when hiring.

I think that instead of being focused on enforcement and punishments, we should be focused on eliminating discrimination by changing perceptions.

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Re:Silicon Valley: Perks for Some Workers, Struggles for Par... by chipotle_coyote on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @10:57PM (#9338580)
I think that instead of being focused on enforcement and punishments, we should be focused on eliminating discrimination by changing perceptions.

I don't think those are mutually exclusive.

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