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Re:Ask HN: Are companies preparing to end Remote? by lkxijlewlf on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:02PM (#31585667)
> There are problems with remote work. An employee of a California company is working remotely in, say, Illinois. He sits on his chair in the morning to do his regular work at his desk at home. The chair collapses; he is injured. He files for worker's compensation. His company paid no premiums in Illinois, no coverage. Will California cover an out of state injury? I don't know.

It's almost as if no company ever in existence of the universe has had regional sales employees.

Re:Ask HN: Are companies preparing to end Remote? by pseingatl on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:05PM (#31585716)
They do. And they have branch offices as well, even in other countries. They make the choice to establish such offices, form local companies to do so, qualify to do business in foreign jurisdictions, pay taxes, etc. The point is that it is the company making the business decision to do so, not random employees who decide they'd like to live in Kerala while earning US salaries.
Re:Ask HN: Are companies preparing to end Remote? by sciurus on Thursday June 02, 2022 @12:12PM (#31596687)
Random employees don't get to make that decision in a WFH scenario either. They're hired while residing at a specific location. If they decide to move, they need to clear it with company HR first.