From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 18-Sep-15 17:12, Phil Kane wrote:   
   > Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >> It rarely makes business sense to fire someone without any cause at   
   >> all since replacing them costs money.  So, assuming you do have a   
   >> cause, just have to show that it's not a discriminatory one, and   
   >> their case against you evaporates.   
   >   
   > As General Motors found out with regard to Ross Perot, sometimes the   
   > money is less important than getting rid of the irritant.  Is "the   
   > guy was an axxhole" sufficient cause?   
      
   As long as you're not saying he's an asshole _because_ of his gender,   
   ethnicity, religion, age, martial status, sexual orientation, etc. then   
   that's allowable.  But again, you're not required by US law to provide   
   _any_ cause for firing someone, absent a contract otherwise.   
      
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