Liability-Driven Ethics
研究了雇主以健康保险成本为由限制雇佣高风险工人的经济论证,认为基于非工作相关标准的雇佣实践违背自主、正义和隐私原则,且责任驱动的伦理在道德上不成立。
This paper examines economic arguments employers sometimes use to justify restricting or excluding from employment those workers who are likely to incur high costs in health care insurance. We argue that, although profit-making is a legitimate goal for businesses, hiring practices based on non-job-related criteria violate principles of self determination, autonomy, discrimination, justice, and privacy. We conclude that hiring practices based on liability-driven ethics are not morally justified, but that as long as health care insurance and employment are linked, businesses will continue to have an incentive to use liability-driven arguments.