If You Were Juan Williams...

[Kat]

People in the media have clauses in their contract that allow them to be dismissed for any behavior that their employer feels reflects poorly on them. It's called the "moral clause"

So? What's your point? I merely answered the OP.

My point is that he has no case

He does have a case with other issues concerning what all took place.

 

[sangha]

So? What's your point? I merely answered the OP.

My point is that he has no case

He does have a case with other issues concerning what all took place.

What "other issues"?

 

[Revere]

Contracts are subject to the intepretation of courts, or due process, if one party believes the other has breached the contract.

Unless you were a stakeholder in GM or Chrysler when Obama grabbed them and rendered your claim worthless, you have remedies.

That's what contract law and courts are for.

Yes, he can sue, but you have yet to explain how NPR violated their contract with him.

It is perfectly legal for an employer to fire an employee because they don't like what he said in public.

That's what contract lawyers are for.

 

[Kat]

My point is that he has no case

He does have a case with other issues concerning what all took place.

What "other issues"?

You don't know? I suggest you go back and read this thread.

 

[Middleman]

I wouldn't bother. He will be doing fine.

 

[sangha]

He does have a case with other issues concerning what all took place.

What "other issues"?

You don't know? I suggest you go back and read this thread.

There are no "other issues" that would affect his employment mentioned in this thread

 

[Madeline]

"Should" he sue is a personal question. There's no right or wrong answer; lawsuits are time consuming and energy draining for most litigants. If he can handle that or believes it won't happen to him, then he should if he thinks he has a case.

IMO he has none at all. But I'd take him as a client if he paid fee up front, as long as completely understood I thought this was a non-starter. Some people get a weird emotional satisfaction from suing.

Neither side is likely to have to pay the others' legal fees unless the NPR contract provides for it. Awards of fees against a party who suit is dismissed as frivolous is pretty much exclusively a federal court procedure, not a state one. There are no jurisdictional grounds for a federal lawsuit here.

 

[elvis]

I'd go on to better things.... has he landed a new job yet?

 

[Madeline]

I'd go on to better things.... has he landed a new job yet?

FOX News gave him a $2 Million contract.

 

[elvis]

I'd go on to better things.... has he landed a new job yet?

FOX News gave him a $2 Million contract.

ok. thanks. i don't get fox, msnbc, or cnn. so I don't keep up.

 

[Madeline]

I'd go on to better things.... has he landed a new job yet?

FOX News gave him a $2 Million contract.

ok. thanks. i don't get fox, msnbc, or cnn. so I don't keep up.

I thought not having cable was illegal on USMB?

 

[elvis]

FOX News gave him a $2 Million contract.

ok. thanks. i don't get fox, msnbc, or cnn. so I don't keep up.

I thought not having cable was illegal on USMB?

i have limited basic...

 

[Madeline]

 

[elvis]

maybe not limited. i get espn and a few hidef channels. but no A&E, cnn, food network, etc.

 

[Madeline]

maybe not limited. i get espn and a few hidef channels. but no A&E, cnn, food network, etc.

I am teasing. From the way SOME people react, you'd think we were legally obligated to see every talking head every day.

I think low-tv consumption is an excellent idea, surpassed only by zero tv consumption.

 

[Claudette]

If I were Juan I would let it go.

NPR has already screwed the pooch and the backlash is hitting them pretty hard with both conservatives and liberals.

Nah. Juan has already made out well. I wouldn't bother. I'd kick NPR to the curb and get on with my life and career. Go Juan.

 

[Ozmar]

When you have the internet, do you really need cable?

 

[California Girl]

If I were him, I would join USMB and create a poll "Should I sue or not" and then I would follow the advice of a bunch of people who know jack shit about it.

 

[Middleman]

I'd go on to better things.... has he landed a new job yet?

FOX News gave him a $2 Million contract.

Fox news has a very strong business model. This adds to their eclectic stable of hosts and commentators. This controversy was tailor made for them.

 

[RW&B]

People in the media have clauses in their contract that allow them to be dismissed for any behavior that their employer feels reflects poorly on them. It's called the "moral clause"

True and a lot of companies also have employment at will statements in them. Basically, the employer or employee can terminate employment at anytime for any reason or no reason at all.

It's just a sad day when telling the truth on how you personally feel about a situation violates some companies "moral clause". Sounds like a contradictory in terms to me.