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So ok, I think one interesting hypothetical would be that someone in your company publicly "likes" the Aryan Brotherhood Facebook page (though I doubt such thin

So ok, I think one interesting hypothetical would be that someone in your company publicly "likes" the Aryan Brotherhood Facebook page (though I doubt such thing exists and it would likely be some derivative). Could you sack your employee for being a total racist? I guess it would technically boil down to what the actual impact on people at work would be. Do you have an employee who is an ethnic minority who feels threatened by this? Do they actively threaten them? It is complicated. If we truly see ourselves as liberal and tolerant, how exactly should we react to someone who is openly part of an intolerant group who is offensive to our viewpoint? Do we draw a line somewhere? Lots of questions, ethical and legal.

jemfinch 13y ago
> Could you sack your employee for being a total racist? If you're in any of the 49 at-will employment states, you can sack your employee because you flipped a coin and it landed the wrong way. Hypotheticals about firing people aren't ever really interesting in those states. It's not complicated, and it wouldn't "technically" boil down to anything.
- brandoncapecci 13y ago
  At will employment doesn't nullify wrongful termination suits.
- delinka 13y ago
  The key to at-will is not giving a reason. Because if the employer give the wrong reason, they would probably lose a lawsuit.