[ploxiln]

I've worked in California. The standard employment contracts usually do include all the clauses, but then add something like "if any of these clauses is not considered legal in this jurisdiction, they are considered not to apply and the rest of this legal agreement stands".

Basically, the professional lawyers leave it up to you to figure out what parts of the contracts are real and which are fake. I hate it. I feel it's a bit like making a lawyer figure out what parts of this C program are "undefined behavior" and if they're wrong in my favor I don't correct them. "Yeah, this is all pretty standard code, these programs are usually a few tens of thousands of lines, don't worry about that part." But it's just them doing the best they can for their clients the easiest way they can ... just in case it helps, standard practice and all that ...

[seanp2k2]

Hah, good analogy. Then you say "ooh and by the way, the code will be interpreted by one person with a pretty good understanding of C but with possible political motivations if the case matters a lot, and the ultimate decision will come down to people with not much understanding of how C works, but they'll have some other people give them a sheet of paper explaining the relevant parts."

[mikesmith112]

That is one advantage from working with machines.

I am definitely not a machine.