So where does it end? I work a very stressful job. This has a direct impact on my mental and physical health, and despite my company not educating me on that, I'm well aware of it. If someday I decide i've had enough and commit harm to myself or I have a heart attack is it's my firm's fault? Would it be reasonable for my family to sue my firm because they directly caused me mental and physical anguish? I don't think it is. At the end of the day, I made the decision to come to work every day, I made the decision to work 12 hours days, and I made the decision not to seek other lines of employment. I also reaped the benefit of those actions.
These law suits are a very slippery slope, and are just as applicable to other professions as they are professional athletes. At some point a grown adult must take responsibilities for their own actions, or lack of action to mitigate their own risk. We aren't talking about children here.
Last edited by TheAlpineOracle; 12-08-2015 at 03:32 PM.
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