Re:Employers blocked from discriminating against staff using...
by pmoriarty on Saturday February 10, 2018 @01:59PM
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"Employers that irrationally refuse to hire marijuana users will be out-competed by those who do hire them."
Maybe eventually, in some ideal marketplace.
In the meantime, without such legislation real people will be suffering real consequences, such as getting fired or having difficulty in getting hired because of what's otherwise legal activity they perform outside of work.
Your argument of non-interference could also be applied to all sorts of other laws against discrimination, such as laws that prevent companies from discriminating against people because of their disabilities or because of the color of their skin. We've seen how well "non-interference" in those cases have worked out.
Maybe eventually, in some ideal marketplace.
In the meantime, without such legislation real people will be suffering real consequences, such as getting fired or having difficulty in getting hired because of what's otherwise legal activity they perform outside of work.
Your argument of non-interference could also be applied to all sorts of other laws against discrimination, such as laws that prevent companies from discriminating against people because of their disabilities or because of the color of their skin. We've seen how well "non-interference" in those cases have worked out.