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tedivm on Jan 29, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Patch's new owner lays off staff in 1:39 conferenc...

I hear this all the time but have never actually seen evidence for it. Can someone actually back this up?

orionsbelt on Jan 29, 2014 [–]

Here's a law review article that discusses the issue: http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/research/JLPP/upload/Helmre...

That said, I don't think there would be any issue with the woman in the recording saying something kind and generic, like "I feel for you, and I am sorry to have to do this."

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