Comments on: “If I could press a button and instantly vaporize one sector of employment law…”

By: Texas Employment Law Update

Texas Employment Law Update — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:12:38 +0000

Which Employment Law Would You Vaporize?…

Walter Olson at Overlawyered started they debate by asking “If I could press a button and instantly vaporize one sector of employment law…” He answered age discrimination. I’ll let him defend his selection and you can read his expla…

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:59:12 +0000

David Schwartz has an excellent point. 401k’s eliminate the socialization of costs with respect to retirement funding, and the benefit is fully portable as a worker moves from job to job. Since 401ks are voluntary, society will be on the hook to bail out, through welfare, those who did not save, so that absent sufficient ice flows for retirees, some socialization of costs will happen.

Health insurance is a trickier matter. Its purpose is to protect hospitals and doctors by insuring payment to them. It is hard for a hospital to collect from the dead in bed patient. To the extent that doctor practices and hospitals are community assets, a community rating makes a lot of sense to me. When we tried in recent times to make health insurance a competitive business, we got companies competing with respect to their efficiency of underwriting. But sick people will get some care no matter what, and socialization of costs to some extent is unavoidable.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:59:19 +0000

I’m in favor of age-discrimination laws. I’ve seen what happens without them, or without them being enforced at all (I have many friends in the Philippines).

By: The FMLA Minefield: How a Failure to Document Can Spell Big Trouble

The FMLA Minefield: How a Failure to Document Can Spell Big Trouble — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:18:05 +0000

[…] FMLA is a regulatory minefield. Even the most experienced of us can screw this up. FMLA may be the one area of employment law that I would vaporize, if given the chance. But, alas. If you have questions, consult an attorney. Even better, consider […]

By: David Schwartz

David Schwartz — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:16:57 +0000

How is equity improved by making younger workers pay for the higher costs associated with hiring older workers? Isn’t it much more equitable if higher-cost workers pay their own costs out of their own salaries?

By: Interesting Discussion: Which Employment Law Would You Vaporize? : Southwest Florida HR Law & Solutions

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:59:20 +0000

[…] Two of my favorite employment law bloggers, Jon Hyman at the Ohio Employer's Law Blog, and Daniel Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog, have weighed in on the following question, first posed by Walter Olson at Overlawyered: […]

By: Labor & Employment Commentary Blog

Labor & Employment Commentary Blog — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:33:12 +0000

If I Could Press a Button and Instantly Vaporize One Sector of Employment Law? …

Today, I am empowering all of my readers with a superpower. As the saying goes, with great power comes…

By: Vaporize One Area of Employment Law? Perhaps Leave Laws

Vaporize One Area of Employment Law? Perhaps Leave Laws — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:33:29 +0000

[…] a post Friday, Walter Olson over at Overlaywered posed this question, “If I could press a button and instantly vaporize one sector of employment law…” (His […]

By: Southwest Florida HR Law & Solutions

Southwest Florida HR Law & Solutions — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:01:37 +0000

Interesting Discussion: Which Employment Law Would You Vaporize?…

Two of my favorite employment law bloggers, Jon Hyman at the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog, and Daniel Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog, have weighed in on the following question, first posed by Walter Olson at Overlawyered: If I……

By: Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:22:05 +0000

I would get rid of sexual harassment laws, which are completely subjective and provide opportunity for extortion.