[Thud]

Not. Enforcing those stupid things is my day job. Fortunately I'm a year out from retirement. The employment laws, on the other hand, are built on real abuses employers have pulled in the past. Those are fine with me. It's way past time for Silicon Valley firms to obey those.

Go GIT 'EM, Trial Attorneys! Rip bloody chunks out of those ***holes, and keep 40% for yourself!

In this particular instance, the lady's sharks are demanding $16 million in compensation, which if awarded by the jury would justify up to $160 million in punitive damages. Some hundred million dollar plus jury verdicts will be a good start here.

[Olog-hai]

The only endgame here will be that Texas leaves Silicon Valley a burned-out hulk once the jobs move there. Funny how the business, welfare and tax laws “necessitate” the employment laws; quite the game.

[Zhang Fei]

Not. Enforcing those stupid things is my day job. Fortunately I'm a year out from retirement. The employment laws, on the other hand, are built on real abuses employers have pulled in the past. Those are fine with me. It's way past time for Silicon Valley firms to obey those.

From reading "Jobs", I get the impression some of the founding employees were screwed big time. What's your view, if you have one?