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This was similar to the reaction of the Americans with Disabilities act. After the ADA was passed, the amount of disabled people employed actually decreased. Em
by anonymous5133 7y ago
This was similar to the reaction of the Americans with Disabilities act. After the ADA was passed, the amount of disabled people employed actually decreased. Employers know that hiring an ADA employee would potentially result in an ADA lawsuit, so they avoided hiring them. It was the old well intention law with unintended consequences.
- akvadrako 7y agoI don't know what makes you think those laws were well intentioned. Politics pass laws because it'll make themselves look good, not to help people.
- folkhack 7y agoYep - which is why the exclusion arguments are very uncomfortable truths. When you boil it down, this whole backlash to sexual assault is just risk to a corporation and it's people... and it's worthless risk when it comes to the bottom-line which is what actually matters at the end of the day (not saying this is right - I think it's horrid!) When it comes to your livelihood, businesses and people alike will do everything they can to cut-out superfluous risk with no reward. Thinking otherwise is assuming people don't operate in their best interest (they _almost always_ do). I hate to admit I think this backlash will end up hurting women in the workplace. I think it's going to exclude folks even more than before =(