29 Apr
1996
29 Apr
'96
8:38 p.m.
The other question that should be asked (and I hope some folks have looked at this) is whether this rule is in fact arbitrary. If there is no sound ENGINEERING reason, it may constitute "restraint of trade" under Chapter 2 of the Sherman Act (if memory serves). These types of problems can be quite nasty, involving treble punitive damages. I have never been a lawyer (or played one on TV :-), but I can recall handling disbursement of suit awards while a programmer in a bank Trust Department...