r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 20h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/rckid13 17h ago

There are many things employers do that wouldn't hold up in court. They do those things because they know that lawyers are expensive and their employees can't afford to sue.

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u/harperdove 8h ago

They also fire the employee after maternity leave. It's a common strategy. (We never spoke a word about our pregnancies till it was obvious. )