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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The lawyer up thread who claims people can't be fired for flying the confederate flag at work is either stupid or a liar or both.

I work at the SEC and got a coworker fired just last year over this. He had the confederate flag as a screensaver on his computer. Some junior attorneys talking about it clued me in, so I went straight to a management.

They didn't ask him to take it down. They outright fired him. You aren't entitled to warnings when creating a hostile workplace.

I am black and will not tolerate nonsense on my watch. You can take your debate whether the confederate flag is about Southern pride or racism to the unemployment line.[/quote]

Federal government lawyer here who is stupid or a liar or both according to you.

In the federal government, firing is known as removal.  In order to remove a federal employee, there has to a written proposal to remove, an opportunity to respond, and a written decision on the proposal to remove.  This procedure is known as "due process," a right which federal employees have whether or not a hostile work environment exists, and which takes considerable time.  The only exception would be a probationary employee or perhaps a federal contractor.  Was this coworker one of those?  If not, I suspect you are stupid, a liar, or both.[/quote]
You really think I care about the mechanics of how this goon ended up unemployed?

You said people can't be fired for flying the confederate flag and I know from real life experience that you are 100% wrong. Period.[/quote]
 
Federal lawyer here again. Thank you for the example of an exception. It is useless to speak in generalities although an Internet forum is not the place for nuanced advice.
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