The harder you make it to fire someone, the more reticent the employer will be to hire that person in the first place. This may apply to employees generally, o

The harder you make it to fire someone, the more reticent the employer will be to hire that person in the first place. This may apply to employees generally, or to a specific race, gender, or subclass. For example, after the Americans With Disabilities Act was passed, it led to a decrease in the employment of people with disabilities. If the employer has a higher likelihood of lawsuit in the event that the employee must be let go, they have to make damn sure they can't find someone else (who isn't disabled) to fill the position in the first place. The existence of this sort of legislation actually exacerbates the employment problem for minorities and women in tech! http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/regulation/2000/4/deleire.pdf http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/re...