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- From: scott@bbx.basis.com (Scott Amspoker)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Private antidiscrimination policies in CO (was Re: Attention...)
- Message-ID: <22@bbx.basis.com>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 07:45:43 GMT
- References: <1ht79qINN6dp@hp-col.col.hp.com> <C03G46.4B4@hpuerca.atl.hp.com> <1992Dec31.002814.1979@netcom.com>
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- In article <1992Dec31.002814.1979@netcom.com> solovay@netcom.com (Andrew Solovay) writes:
- >I don't see how this follows from CO2. If FooWare has an
- >anti-discrimination policy and they violate it, that's a breach
- >of contract, and I don't see how CO2 would prevent you from suing
- >successfully. Granted, CO2 prevents the law from *mandating*
- >non-0discrimination; but if a company sets up such a policy
- >voluntarily, they would be bound by it the same way they'd be
- >bound by any other agreements.
-
- Actually, CO2 states that you cannot make a claim of discrimination
- based on a homosexual orientation. It prevents someone from sueing
- if they were discriminated against for being homosexual (or even
- suspected of being homosexual). Please note that you can sue if
- you were fired for being heterosexual. I can't tell you if
- private contracts are affected by this. I just wanted to point out
- that there is more to CO2 than you realize.
-
- Side note: I'm not sure if the person's *actual* orientation is considered
- relevent with CO2 - only the *reason* for discrimination. In other words,
- an employer can fire a heterosexual employee and simply say "I think
- you're a fag". Since the heterosexual employee was fired "for being
- gay" he/she would have no ability to sue - even if to prove that they
- weren't gay.
-
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- Scott Amspoker |
- Basis International, Albuquerque, NM | Too bad ignorance isn't really
- | bliss. Then it could be outlawed.
- scott@bbx.basis.com |
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