The nobodies

[LongSprint]

The recent revelations make it pretty plain that in order to get a job on certain teams you had to submit to a doping program.

There doesn't seem to be much (any?) discussion about those who chose not to.

What I'd like to know at this stage is, would these people have a case to sue team managers? Sue LA? Maybe for loss of potential earnings?

There seems to be plenty of legal expertise in The Clinic - what do you think?

 

[KayLow]

Riders who were never hired by teams would not be in a good position to sue, because they could not easily prove that: (a) the team required all of its riders to dope as a condition of employment; and (b) that the team knew the rider would not dope and therefore refused to hire him on that basis. As it happens, teams hire riders based on their performance and, once hired, pressure the rider to dope to improve his performance.

More likely, a rider who was fired, demoted to the "B" team, not promoted to the "A" team or failed to have his contract renewed after refusing to dope could sue for wrongful termination. It is against the law to take an adverse employment action against an employee for refusing to engage in illegal activity.

 

[Cloxxki]

Riders who were never hired by teams would not be in a good position to sue, because they could not easily prove that: (a) the team required all of its riders to dope as a condition of employment; and (b) that the team knew the rider would not dope and therefore refused to hire him on that basis. As it happens, teams hire riders based on their performance and, once hired, pressure the rider to dope to improve his performance.

More likely, a rider who was fired, demoted to the "B" team, not promoted to the "A" team or failed to have his contract renewed after refusing to dope could sue for wrongful termination. It is against the law to take an adverse employment action against an employee for refusing to engage in illegal activity.

After the US gov has picked LA and JB bald for defrauding USPS, what will be left to be divided by those suing them for their hiring and dismissal ethics?