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How is Ubisoft planning to handle wrongful death lawsuits if their employees -- or their families -- get sick and die as a result of returning too soon?
by Figs 6y ago
How is Ubisoft planning to handle wrongful death lawsuits if their employees -- or their families -- get sick and die as a result of returning too soon?
- rukittenme 6y agoProbably by citing government easement of lock downs and making common sense workplace decisions to hamper the spread of coronavirus as recommended by the CDC. The coronavirus isn't magic. You can take sensible precautions and not catch it.
- jasonpeacock 6y agoThose sensible precautions include not going to work where it's impossible to follow proper social distancing.
- mikejb 6y ago> You can take sensible precautions and not catch it. A bit nitpicky, but significant: you can take sensible precautions and reduce the risk of transmission - but there's no reasonable strategy to not catch it.
- eanzenberg 6y agoCorrect. Even lock-downs haven’t slowed this down much.
- analognoise 6y agoWhat? Lockdowns are having a tremendous and mathematically obvious impact.
- mikejb 6y agoI'm not sure what your source of information is, but I'd love to see the train of thought that has lead to this comment.
- celim307 6y agohttps://youtu.be/E2Fv-nJCfrk?t=56 https://youtu.be/E2Fv-nJCfrk?t=56
- Figs 6y agoI just looked up the restrictions for France specifically, and apparently they are set to expire on May 11 -- so that makes more sense. Where I am, most restrictions are still in place and going back to offices now seems ridiculously early, but maybe the situation is different in France. I was curious since lawsuits over premature return seem like a major business risk, and I was wondering if they'd accounted for it, but if the French govt is allowing it, then yeah, they can probably just point at that to justify it.
- eanzenberg 6y agoWhat's the difference if you die from the flu you contracted at work?
- quicklime 6y agoThe amount of risk.
- alwillis 6y agoCorrect. The mortality rate for the flu is 0.1%; for Covid-19 is at least 1-4%—as much as 40x as deadly. There’s a significantly higher risk of dying from Covid than the flu.
- glofish 6y agoperhaps if you are a nursing home resident, for under 40 the flu and many other diseases are far more deadly
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- eanzenberg 6y agoCovid is 0.1-0.5%, not as high as you claim.
- cameronbrown 6y agoNobody knows.
- eanzenberg 6y agoSure they do, it’s not even up for debate. Stop watching cnn and msnbc
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- clumsysmurf 6y agoWhen Trump asked business leaders for feedback on re-opening the economy, this was one of the primary issues discussed. "Major U.S. business lobbying groups are asking Congress to pass measures that would protect companies large and small from coronavirus-related lawsuits when states start to lift pandemic restrictions and businesses begin to reopen." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-liability/corporate-america-seeks-legal-protection-for-when-coronavirus-lockdowns-lift-idUSKCN223179 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-li...
- illumin8 6y agoIt's pretty telling who the government really cares about. When ordering the meat packing plants to stay open in the midst of the pandemic, the top concern voiced by Trump was not about worker health and safety but about corporate liability for any lawsuits.
- pnako 6y agoThe fact that we need to eat food for sustainance was probably also taken into consideration.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y agoThere are at least a few foods besides meats
- fooker 6y agoWhat form of food can be produced by employees working from home?
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y agoAny job that essential should have staff living on site in full isolation. Conditions may even be better for many migrant and illegal farm hands.
- stale2002 6y agoIt is unlikely that any such lawsuits will happen.