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I would remind some of the anti-PC crowd posting here that just a few weeks ago some of you were posting that a company should be able to fire anyone for any reason. Now you got your wish.
With perhaps one exception, I haven't noticed anyone argue that ESPN didn't have the right to fire Schilling.
The interest is more how fair [don't liberals like 'fairness'] ESPN is in applying its policies.
Private company fired an employee because they no longer wanted to be associated with him. I thought you conservatives supported the employer's right to do that. Now you're complaining about it?
Schilling has an employment contract. That's a legal contract. Specific terms of the contract had to have been violated, otherwise he's been wrongfully terminated. Note that ESPN has so far FAILED to cite the specific terms of Schilling's contract that he "supposedly" violated.
Yes. They may have to buy out his contract. Wrongful termination rulings frequently result in exactly such.
I know the contracts I draw up, include a clause for breaking the contract(which is always a fair 2 way street, working both ways) 5x's the original contract price.
If I, or the other party involved in the contract break, it there is a substantial monetary penalty. I also have an early completion clause.
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