----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright


> On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 01:04:35PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
> > higher-ups decided that they should act to prevent any similar
incidents in
> > the future by telling him (and probably others in similar jobs�) to no
> > longer participate in Internet discussion groups.  Of course, as a
private
> > employer, they are perfectly within their rights to do that.
>
> Is it really as black and white as that? How much control does an
> employer legally have over the private life of an employee? Can the
> employer legally tell the employee what clubs they can join? Can the
> employer tell the employee that they cannot buy certain products? Can
> they tell them not to marry someone who has a contrary opinion to the
> companies?

IIRC, there is a list of things one cannot use to discriminate against an
employee.  They include age, sex, race, and religious views.  Everything
else is fair game.

Dan M.


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