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Private companies are not free speech zones. Not firing this person would have been a Title VII violation and opened them to lawsuits.
by sethish 9y ago
Private companies are not free speech zones. Not firing this person would have been a Title VII violation and opened them to lawsuits.
- revmoo 9y agoIt was ten pages, please read the whole document we're discussing before commenting about it.
- xname2 9y agoNot firing this person would have been accused a Title VII violation and opened them to lawsuits.
- hepolz 9y ago>Not firing this person would have been a Title VII violation I disagree. His manifesto is pretty clearly core political speech protected by the First Amendment, so Title VII would be unconstitutional as applied if it operates to force Google to suppress such speech. Unfortunately there is no precedent clearly establishing this, so the mere threat of lawsuits (and accompanying legal expenses) may have been a factor in Google deciding to fire him.