Virgil Deemer and Thomas Cornwell, employees at a Whirlpool Corporation plant, r
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Virgil Deemer and Thomas Cornwell, employees at a Whirlpool Corporation plant, refused to comply with a supervisor's order that they perform maintenance work on certain mesh screens located some 20 feet above the plant floor. Twelve days before a fellow employee had fallen to his death from the screens. Because they refused to do the work assigned them, they were told to punch out and go home; reprimands were placed in their files. Should employees be able to pick and choose what work they will perform? Do Deemer and Cornwell have any recourse? [Whirlpool v Marshall, 445 US 1]
Explanation / Answer
creating a healthy and safe work environment is the obligation of the employer. if they were failed to provide it, then it should be left to employees choice wether they can do or not do the work.
legally it will be a kind of crime, where the employer has to create safe work environment, correct working conditions and climate to the employees. asking them to perform in dangerous conditions is not acceptable at all. if all kinds of security measures taken by the employees, then they can perform work at any conditions.
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