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Sen. Blumenthal Demands Lifting of IT 'Gag' Order (computerworld.com)

Posted by timothy on from the truth-should-always-be-a-defense dept.

dcblogs writes: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the layoff and replacement of IT workers by foreign workers at a state energy utility. But he is also demanding that the utility, Eversource Energy, drop a particularly restrictive non-disparagement clause that laid off employees had to sign to receive their severance. This clause bars discussion "that would tend to disparage or discredit" the utility. [emphasis added] He wants the employees, who had to train foreign replacements, to be able to state "honestly what happened to them."

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  1. Time for unions! by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Time for unions! and time for enforce the H1-B laws.

  2. Re:can't the state do something about this? by PPH · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can't the state introduce some regulations

    I'm pretty sure that the company (or any company faced with the same) will just cry "Muh interstate commerce!" and try to slide out from under any state regulations. Hence the feds.

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  3. Re:Rajiv.. by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nervous? Not really, just updated my resume'

    Finding a new job while you're employed is much easier than finding a new job while unemployed.

  4. Re:Congressional Testimony by L.+J.+Beauregard · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Won't happen. Congressional hearings are for witch hunts against "Democrat Party" officials, not violations of labor law.

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