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No reason to laugh. HN has long been an establishment mouthpiece.
Christ, have I been missing out on all the checks? I could use the extra money.
Give me a break.
Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win
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Re: Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Probably not. If I said supporters of gay marriage should resign, that would be fodder for a discrimination lawsuit. (Even if my speech wasnt illegal, it would open me up for a lawsuit.) But his statement doesn't touch on any protected classes, so I doubt you could pin something on him.
Serious question, is sexual orientation a protected class?
Yes. Many states have explicit laws. Additionally "sex" has been interpreted to include sexual orientation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_employment_discriminati...
Re: Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win
#13“I absolutely reject the nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump and will work to shield our community from this movement as best as I can,” wrote Matt Maloney, who co-founded the company. “If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here." It's easy to agree with that statement regardless of what you personally belie…
> It's easy to agree with that statement regardless of what you personally believe.
Except for the half of the country that didn't?
I'm a nationalist (I think...it's kind of vague).
Re: Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win
#14This is obviously foolish and unacceptable behavior from a senior leader. But I'm genuinely curious, is this kind of thing violating any laws?
Maybe not directly, but if anyone get's fired in the near future and claims to be a trump supporter....
Maybe he inadvertently just gave Trump supporters a lot of job security.
Re: Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win
#15This is obviously foolish and unacceptable behavior from a senior leader. But I'm genuinely curious, is this kind of thing violating any laws?
Maybe not directly, but if anyone get's fired in the near future and claims to be a trump supporter.... Maybe he inadvertently just gave Trump supporters a lot of job security.
Depends, if it is an at-will state, than the employer can fire for any reason.
Re: Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe not directly, but if anyone get's fired in the near future and claims to be a trump supporter.... Maybe he inadvertently just gave Trump supporters a lot of job security.
Depends, if it is an at-will state, than the employer can fire for any reason.
Don't they tend to be the republican states?
Re: Grubhub CEO Asks Staffers with 'Hateful Attitudes' to Resign After Trump Win
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Depends, if it is an at-will state, than the employer can fire for any reason.
Don't they tend to be the republican states?
I don't think republican has anything to do with it. It is pretty much common law, with states adding exceptions.
Not sure who downvoted my comment, but it is relevant to the conversation and true.