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Re:Proposal to Ban Ghost Jobs: The Truth in Job Advertising ... by casey2 on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @09:34PM (#45034461)
How is that at all unreasonable? Why is misinformation somehow ok when it directly harms workers? Don't like it that you have to change your behavior because of some abusers? Sorry but that's how society works for the rest of us.
Re:Proposal to Ban Ghost Jobs: The Truth in Job Advertising ... by tptacek on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:10PM (#45034701)
The problem is that employers and prospective employees will disagree about what is and isn't "misinformation", and only a trial can resolve that question when the law gives a cause of action for it.
Re:Proposal to Ban Ghost Jobs: The Truth in Job Advertising ... by NoGravitas on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @09:41AM (#45039555)
Sure, but the threat of having to spend money on a trial should incentivize employers to be factual and clear in their advertisements. Edge cases will get sorted out by trials at first, but then there will be case law that will discourage people from bringing questionable cases.
Re:Proposal to Ban Ghost Jobs: The Truth in Job Advertising ... by tptacek on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @11:07AM (#45040755)
Again, this starts with a proposal to end "ghost jobs" and ends with... whatever problem it is you're trying to solve here. And doesn't fix the "ghost job" problem!