Are Layoffs Immoral?
From Wall Street to Main Street, mass layoffs are no longer unusual. But does that make them ethical? New York Times Magazine Ethicist Randy Cohen doesn’t think so: companies have a moral obligation to think about the people and communities who are harmed, he says. Randy Cohen joins us The Takeaway this morning to explain.
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