Assuming it makes sense to createa workplace cause of action for intentionally inflicted emotional distress that does not meet the requirements of the common law tort, this bill, with its ill-defined and hopelessly broad restrictions on workplace conduct was not the measure to do it.
And that only reinforces the need to aggressively do the things that we here in Washington can do to help insulate our economy from the kinds of shocks globally that can cause -- createa challenge for the economy.
The truth is that among all the key skills a social entrepreneur can have, I see none as more important than being able to effectively create awareness for your cause.
But the car wash experience really drove it home for me and will cause me to look at the incentive plans I create or approve from multiple angles and with a new level of scrutiny to increase the odds that the result is the intended consequence.
Still, you can push this argument too far, and wind up going down a dangerous path -- one that ultimately sets back the greater cause of trying to get television networks and film studios to createa broader range of meatier roles for Latino actors and actresses.