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Lobbying plays a huge role in how legislative decisions like this are made. The city of Austin recently passed a mandatory sick leave policy, only to be struck
by save_ferris 7y ago
Lobbying plays a huge role in how legislative decisions like this are made.
The city of Austin recently passed a mandatory sick leave policy, only to be struck down at the state level after lobbying by employers.
It’s not that companies like Facebook simply fail to protect their people, they’re financially incentivized to undermine their rights. And since money == free speech in the US, it’s perfectly legal for them to do so.
- close04 7y ago> they’re financially incentivized to undermine their rights In the end most failings can be traced back to financial interest (getting cheap, staying cheap, aiming for cheaper). But the whole article was about how Cognizant and Facebook fail those poor souls who have to go through a "peaceful war", with all the gruesome tragedies but none of the preparation. The state doesn't seem to try harder either. This particular detail related to sick leave was surprising to me, I hadn't expected this.