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> If a CEO orders an employee to murder somebody then the employee and CEO will both go to jail. In the US, death through willful corporate negligence very rar
by Animats 2mo ago
> If a CEO orders an employee to murder somebody then the employee and CEO will both go to jail.
In the US, death through willful corporate negligence very rarely results in criminal punishment. There are few cases.[1][2] The longest sentence was two years, and it wasn't a CEO.
CEOs do serve jail time for fraud now and then. But criminal negligence, no.
[1] https://blog.ehssoftware.io/safetyinsiderblog/summary-of-osha-violations-that-have-led-to-jail-sentences-in-the-last-five-years https://blog.ehssoftware.io/safetyinsiderblog/summary-of-osh...
[2] https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/federal-appeals-court-upholds-criminal-convictions-after-osha-inspection https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/federal-...