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(1) It's not illegal to fire someone for their politics (it's not one of the enumerated protected classes under federal employment laws anti-discrimination law
by deong 9y ago
(1) It's not illegal to fire someone for their politics (it's not one of the enumerated protected classes under federal employment laws anti-discrimination law at least), and (2) it's not "clearly" what happened here -- arguably sure, but there are other ways to see it.
- gkop 9y agoIn fact regarding (1) CA state law adds a protected class "Political activities or affiliations", http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employment-discrimination-31690.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employment...
- weberc2 9y agoOh shit. You're right; I thought for sure I read otherwise. My mistake. As my sibling commenter notes, it is apparently illegal in CA.