If workers had to worry about the ethics of their employer getting the whole company in trouble, that would be a good thing in the sense of drying up the labor

If workers had to worry about the ethics of their employer getting the whole company in trouble, that would be a good thing in the sense of drying up the labor pool for dubiously run companies. On the other hand, the Justice Dept doesn't always land on the side of justice, so smaller companies could end up victims of abuse of the court system in the name of competitive advantage.