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Yes, absolutely. Job postings are required in Colorado, and will soon be required by law in New York City and Washington State. Every listing that doesn't follo

by tedivm 5y ago

Yes, absolutely. Job postings are required in Colorado, and will soon be required by law in New York City and Washington State. Every listing that doesn't follow the law should be removed. I also think if companies are allowing remote except for those particular states the job posting should be removed, but that's more of a personal opinion.

exdsq 5y ago
I'm sure a startup from Mumbai will enjoy following the laws of Colorado on Hacker News...
aprdm 5y ago
Why should HN follow the law of Colorado or any other city in the US for job posting ?
- grumple 5y ago
  Why should any company follow the law of Colorado? If you want to do business there (and make no mistake, HN is a part of YC's business), you have to follow their rules.
penultimatename 5y ago
Should HN follow all applicable laws from every country, state, and county?
- grumple 5y ago
  Everywhere they are required to, yes. Just as Amazon and Walmart has to collect taxes on behalf of those municipalities.
  - sgjohnson 5y ago
    But they don't. HN isn't even compliant with the EU law regarding cookie notices. There are none. There's nothing indicating that logging in or registering will use cookies. Nor there are any checkboxes stating that you agree to the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy or anything of the sort. Besides, cookie notices have to be explicit anyway. It can't be a thing buried deep within ToS or Privacy Policy.
- elliekelly 5y ago
  The “all applicable laws” clause is an interesting little conundrum when drafting contracts: https://www.adamsdrafting.com/applicable/ https://www.adamsdrafting.com/applicable/
elliekelly 5y ago
I would be really surprised if most of the replies in the “Who’s Hiring” threads violated these laws. I can’t imagine an employee writing on a message board that their company has job openings is within the scope. The law is aimed at employers posting job openings not at individuals commenting on the internet.

by tedivm 5y ago

exdsq 5y ago

I'm sure a startup from Mumbai will enjoy following the laws of Colorado on Hacker News...

aprdm 5y ago

Why should HN follow the law of Colorado or any other city in the US for job posting ?

grumple 5y ago
Why should any company follow the law of Colorado? If you want to do business there (and make no mistake, HN is a part of YC's business), you have to follow their rules.

penultimatename 5y ago

Should HN follow all applicable laws from every country, state, and county?

grumple 5y ago
Everywhere they are required to, yes. Just as Amazon and Walmart has to collect taxes on behalf of those municipalities.
- sgjohnson 5y ago
  But they don't. HN isn't even compliant with the EU law regarding cookie notices. There are none. There's nothing indicating that logging in or registering will use cookies. Nor there are any checkboxes stating that you agree to the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy or anything of the sort. Besides, cookie notices have to be explicit anyway. It can't be a thing buried deep within ToS or Privacy Policy.
elliekelly 5y ago
The “all applicable laws” clause is an interesting little conundrum when drafting contracts: https://www.adamsdrafting.com/applicable/ https://www.adamsdrafting.com/applicable/

elliekelly 5y ago

I would be really surprised if most of the replies in the “Who’s Hiring” threads violated these laws. I can’t imagine an employee writing on a message board that their company has job openings is within the scope. The law is aimed at employers posting job openings not at individuals commenting on the internet.