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College classifieds site Uloop, the subject of a labor complaint filed by fired employees, previously had to settle a wrongful termination suit, according to a tipster. A marketer and founding member of the team was fired last fall, and filed suit arguing that it was discriminatory. Unlike the rest of the team, veterans of the dot-bomb who were churchgoing Christians, he was young and Jewish. Uloop settled the case, paying $50,000. As for any hints that company management may like unions even less than Jews, notoriously anti-union newspaper publisher Gannett made invested an undisclosed amount in December. Update: Turns out the marketer in question is "Silicon Valley Publicist" Denis Hiller, who can thank his lucky stars he won't have to spin Uloop's latest possible transgression.
Worker-hating college site Uloop paid $50,000 to settle Jewish employee's lawsuit
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12:00 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Jackson West
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Luckily for Denton, if his writers try to unionize, the Jewish part won't be an issue, and having "independent contractors" lets you avoid lots of legal issues.
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