Board op firing ...

[radiotony]

While I'm not an attorney, I do play HR person at my radio station and have
had a few crash courses on what you can fire someone for and how things have
to be spelled out to employees. 
The only way WRKO is in the right here is if they had a written or spoken
policy to that board op to bleep anything that DiPetro said which might be
considered offensive. 
In addition, I certainly hope they have whatever is deemed offensive spelled
out in specific instructions to their employees or said board op might have
a pretty good case of false firing. 
Lastly, Massachusetts is not an at-will employment state, so WRKO can't just
firing someone without just cause. 
If they don't have that just cause spelled out, I think it is safe to say
they might have a problem here. 

Thoughts from attorneys on the list who might know Mass. law better than I?

Best, 
Tony 
 
Anthony Schinella
Station Manager/Program Director
WKXL 1450, Concord, N.H. 
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Subject: Re: WRKO Host John DePetro Suspended Again

Board op is scapegoat, but legally RKO has a leg to stand on.  Board op
should know to bleep offensive sound for RKO, not for the host he's working
with.