Boatright discusses the common law defense of voluntary assumption of risk within the context of a job which is already held. However, he recognizes that an employee who is coerced into accepting dangerous conditions cannot be said to have voluntarily assumed the risks. This raises questions of coercion regarding the acceptance of a job along with dangerous working conditions. In the case of an individual who is out of work and in a dire situation regarding his or her ability to provide for oneself and one's family, can one say that they have truly freely accepted the dangerous work conditions when accepting the position, or does it make sense to say that one has been coerced to accept those conditions due to a desperate financial position. Appeal to discussions of autonomy and Kantian ethics in defending your position.

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The Answer of Boatright discusses the common law defense of voluntary assumption of risk within the context of a job which is already held. However, he recognizes that an employee who is coerced into accepting dangerous conditions cannot be said to have voluntarily assumed the risks. This raises questions of coercion regarding the acceptance of a job along with dangerous working conditions. In the case of an individual who is out of work and in a dire situation regarding his or her ability to provide for oneself and one's family, can one say that they have truly freely accepted the dangerous work conditions when accepting the position, or does it make sense to say that one has been coerced to accept those conditions due to a desperate financial position. Appeal to discussions of autonomy and Kantian ethics in defending your position.

Boatright Discusses the Common Law Defense of Voluntary Assumption of Risk