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10. Employment under employment contract is subject to the terms of the contract ...

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 10:02 PM

Oct 2016

it isn't that unusual for highly paid employees to have clauses in their contract which allow dismissal in the event which may harm the company or brand. Most executives have similar clauses. My guess is it doesn't violate EEO laws because the NFL has an army of lawyers and players likewise would have a financial interest in suing to have the contracted ruled unenforceable if it violated applicable laws.

In the absence of a contract most employees have even less right. In most states (so called "at will" states) an employer can terminate you at any time for any reasons even without providing a state reasons unless the rationale violates a protected class. So it could be "your fired". Period.

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Do you agree with the NFL expelling acquitted/exonerated players? [View all] Peaches999 Oct 2016 OP

Not on the face of it, the non white players are going to have a harder time in the US legal system uponit7771 Oct 2016 #1

When There Is Evidence erpowers Oct 2016 #2

Doesn't matter if I agree. Igel Oct 2016 #3

it's been since resolved it happened as such? LanternWaste Oct 2016 #6

How the heck did Josh Brown not get convicted? That's what I'd like to know. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #5

There was one Ohio case, where the wife recanted after the fact Peaches999 Oct 2016 #11

It depends on the employer-employee contract. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #13

There is a clause in the player's contract that say that any conduct madinmaryland Oct 2016 #7

The NFL has a very weak union. Basically no "contracts" in the NFL are worth their value in TP. LeftyMom Oct 2016 #9

Employment under employment contract is subject to the terms of the contract ... Statistical Oct 2016 #10

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