I wonder how the State of California made the determination that porn actors had contracted HIV on the job and cited the production companies for failing to notify state authorities?
Don't porn actors have private lives too? It is possible the porn actors contracted HIV by having unprotected sex with others not related to their careers or jobs as porn actors. If the production companies did not comply with the law, they should be fined for not ensuring their employees (porn actors) used condoms/barriers while on the job. But, these same actors do have private lives too where they may not be using protection.
It has been estimated, according to Porn Industry experts, that at least 50 percent of the actors in Gay Porn are 'gay for pay' only. Some of these 'gay for pay' actors are married and have children. Accordingly, these actors have private lives where they probably arn't using protection if they are in a monogamous relationship with their girlfriend/wife. Nevertheless, it would be very difficult, if not impossible, for the porn industry to regulate the private lives of their employees (porn actors).
It would be difficult to determine if an actor contracted the HIV while on the job if they were not using protection in their private lives away from the job. Porn actors do have private lives. It would be unrealistic to expect a porn actor's employer (production company) to be involved in an actor's private life where sexual intimacy with a spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend is beyond the span of control of an employer.
While I do agree that an employer must provide a safe working environment for their employees and appropriate safety and health regulations must be strictly followed, there are some things which are beyond an employer's span of control. The private lives of employees, for the most part, are usually beyond the employer's span of control.
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