IP: a comment ^2 on Home Depot Stops Selling To The USGovernment EOF

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Ray Everett-Church" <ray () everett org>
Reply-To: <ray () everett org>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 21:30:15 -0700
To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
Subject: RE: a comment on  Home Depot Stops Selling To The USGovernment

Unless they move out of the US, Home Depot is still going to be bound by
federal (and state) equal employment opportunity requirements. I'm no expert
on government procurement law, but if the office manager at the local Social
Security Administration office runs down to Home Depot to buy a box of
lightbulbs from petty cash, it takes a pretty hallucinatory interpretation
of that transaction to bind the retailer to the myriad of "onerous"
regulations that attach to your typical government purchasing contracts.
Unless there's something more going on here than meets the eye, this has all
the hallmarks of someone in the legal department drawing an erroneous
conclusion and rushing to pull the fire alarm.
 
-Ray
 
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> The way I read the article Home Depot is alleged to be making their action to
> avoid equal opportunity requirements imposed by the USA . If that is the case
> ‹ note I said IF it is the case then I would suggest the affected parties
> including those who support those parties rights not shop at HD.
>
> Sounds like a very American action.
>
> And one good thing does not forgive alleged wrong actions. If I (and the
> newspaper ) are wrong then lets get the facts.
>
> Dave
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> From: "Meeks, Brock (MSNBCi)" <Brock.Meeks () MSNBC COM>
> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 20:31:14 -0700
> To: "'Dave Farber '" <dave () farber net>
> Subject: RE: Home Depot Stops Selling To The US Government
>
> what's your rationale for this statement??
>
> What do you believe is so nefarious about this Home Depot policy?
>
> As I'm sure you're aware, Home Depot hired and allowed very flexible and
> favorable working conditions and hours for hundreds of our Olympic athletes.
>
> You think this policy is "unAmerican" or something?
>
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