Tuesday, January 8, 2008

[BDSM-LegalIssues] You did, didn't you, say the following, 'tongue in cheek', RIGHT? WAS: Re: New b

--- In BDSM-LegalIssues@yahoogroups.com, "Malcolm Weir" <malc@...> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lochai
> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:06 PM
>
> > Denis,
> >
> > Very good points you make here & have made in the past.
> >
> > What if you were wrong & had a wrongful termination suit
> > brought against you because you fired someone upon their
> > arrest instead of waiting till the courts did their duty and
> > it was just a case of mistaken identity or a spiteful spouse?
> > This could be more devastating to your business than waiting
> > till the outcome.
>
> Lochai,
>
> "Employment at will" means just what it says. An employer can fire you
> because they don't like your hair style!
>
> While "wrongful termination" suits certainly exist, they exist for a
very
> limited number of circumstances:
>
> 1. Where there's a specific agreement between the employer and
employee,
> frequently via a union, or via a contract of employment.
>
> 2. Where there's specific legislation involved (e.g. regarding
maternity
> leave).

You keep arguing that "this is the status quo". You won't get an
argument from me, and I don't think from Jay either!

In the contrary, Jay's original point was that the status quo is a
serious concern.

> > Accused teachers are put on district duty until conviction
> > (in some states, depending on the circumstances), police
> > officers are put on desk duty till their internal
> > investigation is complete.
>
> Unionized and unionized!

...

> Sure, it's socially unjust, but that's capitalism for you.

No, that's corporatism for you. We've said goodbye to capitalism a
long time ago.

You are basically saying that all we'd have to do to put this issue to
bed once and for all is to restore unionization? I think this would
actually be a terrific solution.

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