>> This is *technically* legal
>
> The best kind of legal!
>
>
> Seriously, I really have to wonder what legislators think they're
> accomplishing by making laws that say "you're not allowed to do X,
> unless the employee signs a contract waiving that right."
>
> We had a law go into effect that said, basically, that even if when you
> left the company you signed a form saying you wouldn't sue the company,
> you could still sue the company over something they did illegally while
> firing you if you didn't know they'd done it. (E.g., they fire you for
> being the wrong skin color, which is illegal. To get your bonus, you
> agree not to sue. Then one of your coworkers finds the memo telling your
> boss to fire you because of your skin color. Now you can sue.)
>
> Of course, instantly, all companies added clauses that said you waive
> your right to sue over things you didn't know about when you got fired.

See, in my country, you can't write a contract that says something illegal.

Or rather, you can /write/ such a contract, and get people to sign it. 
But it still isn't legal.

(E.g., your employer can make you sign a contract saying "if I steal 
from my employer, they have the legal right to murder me in my sleep". 
But if the company /does/ murder you in your sleep, it's still illegal. 
It doesn't matter one jot what the contract says.)

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