The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Roman Catholic school in a case involving employment discrimination allegations from an employee who was terminated after she became pregnant out of wedlock.

  • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Contracts shouldn’t be able to violate basic freedoms

    Having any specific job isn’t a basic freedom. You aren’t entitled to a paycheck from anyone.

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      1 year ago

      I’m not saying having a job is a freedom. What happens when every job includes a clause that says “you can’t sue us, no matter what.” Because most of the contracts that you sign already say that. Every Cellular service does. Most factories do. I work in software and pretty much every gig I’ve ever worked included something along those lines.

      It’s not always enforcable, but this kind of thing inches us closer.

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        1 year ago

        Sounds like a good reason to not take those contracts. If enough people find the terms to be bad and refuse them, companies ultimately have to change the terms if they want employees.

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      1 year ago

      Most countries have pretty strict laws about protected characteristics that you can’t sack people over and getting pregnant is one, regardless of how it happens.