Comment by witheld
3 years ago
The difference is it legal to fire someone for using TikTok. It’s just not believable, which makes it clear that the firing was illegal (discussing wages is one of the few things you can’t be fired for).
3 years ago
The difference is it legal to fire someone for using TikTok. It’s just not believable, which makes it clear that the firing was illegal (discussing wages is one of the few things you can’t be fired for).
I have heard about cases where uneven application of policy is seen as discrimination. I wonder if they now have to fire anyone else they learn has a TikTok account.
"At-will" means at will, unless you're being fired for being a member of a protected class. TikTok users are not a protected class. You can be fired for wearing ugly shoes, chewing too loud, or because it amused the boss on an overcast Thursday morning.
edit: so maybe, I guess, to defend against the argument that they were fired for salary disclosure?
> defend against the argument that they were fired for salary disclosure
Exactly, if you fire the only black guy on the team for wearing a blue tie but other people wear them as well it could be argued you lied about the reason.