Wouldn't a goal of the lawsuit be to make it much harder for them to do exactly that? A courtroom win would be a shot across the bow to other companies that this kind of discrimination won't be tolerated and that they'll be liable for damages if they're found doing the same thing Blizzard is here.
That certainly may have had pretty specific circumstances. Per this article, the company's 5-year plan included a diversity goal, and the company subsequently fired and rehired more people in an identical fashion, showing an obvious pattern. He also could prove damages, since he was apparently days away from earning a higher severance package for an employment anniversary.
Why not try it if you're a white guy? Rigged courts that'll laugh it out of existence if your case isn't rock-solid that you could have landed a position at the company. Even then you have to find a lawyer that's willing to take on your case, and not many are going to want to pick up a case against an opponent with as deep pockets as ActiBlizz unless the party suing them has equal depth of funds. Plus there's the added kicker of being the lawyer that defended "the white guy" in an EOE case. No lawyer wants those optics on them in this day and age.
Long and short of it is that it'd be an uphill battle for a white guy, as opposed to the slam-dunk case if it was a black/latino/other non-Caucasian.
Why not try it if you're a white guy? Rigged courts that'll laugh it out of existence if your case isn't rock-solid that you could have landed a position at the company. Even then you have to find a lawyer that's willing to take on your case, and not many are going to want to pick up a case against an opponent with as deep pockets as ActiBlizz unless the party suing them has equal depth of funds. Plus there's the added kicker of being the lawyer that defended "the white guy" in an EOE case. No lawyer wants those optics on them in this day and age.
Long and short of it is that it'd be an uphill battle for a white guy, as opposed to the slam-dunk case if it was a black/latino/other non-Caucasian.
Honestly don’t get why white people dont do that. It’s an open and shut case
Because the institutions are hostile to it, basically. It takes special circumstances to win, although it'd be nice if more were trying
More should try. This is beyond ridiculous
Unfortunately if you do this you are likely significantly damaging your future job prospects. HR bigots will never hire you if you threaten their cult
Wouldn't a goal of the lawsuit be to make it much harder for them to do exactly that? A courtroom win would be a shot across the bow to other companies that this kind of discrimination won't be tolerated and that they'll be liable for damages if they're found doing the same thing Blizzard is here.
That certainly may have had pretty specific circumstances.
Per this article, the company's 5-year plan included a diversity goal, and the company subsequently fired and rehired more people in an identical fashion, showing an obvious pattern. He also could prove damages, since he was apparently days away from earning a higher severance package for an employment anniversary.
You're assuming the rule of law is still in effect. An easy mistake to make.
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Why not try it if you're a white guy? Rigged courts that'll laugh it out of existence if your case isn't rock-solid that you could have landed a position at the company. Even then you have to find a lawyer that's willing to take on your case, and not many are going to want to pick up a case against an opponent with as deep pockets as ActiBlizz unless the party suing them has equal depth of funds. Plus there's the added kicker of being the lawyer that defended "the white guy" in an EOE case. No lawyer wants those optics on them in this day and age.
Long and short of it is that it'd be an uphill battle for a white guy, as opposed to the slam-dunk case if it was a black/latino/other non-Caucasian.
Why not try it if you're a white guy? Rigged courts that'll laugh it out of existence if your case isn't rock-solid that you could have landed a position at the company. Even then you have to find a lawyer that's willing to take on your case, and not many are going to want to pick up a case against an opponent with as deep pockets as ActiBlizz unless the party suing them has equal depth of funds. Plus there's the added kicker of being the lawyer that defended "the white guy" in an EOE case. No lawyer wants those optics on them in this day and age.
Long and short of it is that it'd be an uphill battle for a white guy, as opposed to the slam-dunk case if it was a black/latino/other non-Caucasian.
You are right but it shouldn’t be that way. Makes me mad.