> They'll be held accountable to the actions of the people they employ, whether or not that's fair.
Stuff happens. I'm unfairly held accountable for my gender, my age, the way I dress, and so on. I have to suck it up; so should WHYY.
I think US law (I'm not USAian) is extremely liberal in the kinds of contracts it allows employers to impose on staff. I think that's cause for regret; unless you're paying someone to work for you 24/7/365, or the employment contract explicitly says "No off-colour jokes, even on your own time, and we decide what off-colour means", then the employer has to find some other excuse for getting rid of the joker.
But I believe that in most of the USA, an employer can fire an employee for any reason or none. That makes hiring people a lot less risky; but it makes employment much more precarious. It's a rule that makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker, and I personally think it's a bad rule.
Stuff happens. I'm unfairly held accountable for my gender, my age, the way I dress, and so on. I have to suck it up; so should WHYY.
I think US law (I'm not USAian) is extremely liberal in the kinds of contracts it allows employers to impose on staff. I think that's cause for regret; unless you're paying someone to work for you 24/7/365, or the employment contract explicitly says "No off-colour jokes, even on your own time, and we decide what off-colour means", then the employer has to find some other excuse for getting rid of the joker.
But I believe that in most of the USA, an employer can fire an employee for any reason or none. That makes hiring people a lot less risky; but it makes employment much more precarious. It's a rule that makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker, and I personally think it's a bad rule.