Owners and board members of companies should be liable not just for the action of their employees but also the actions of their subcontractors. Otherwise, we will have situations like the one John Oliver mocked in the North Dakota petroleum industry.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;browbeat&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;12&#x2F;john_oliver_exposes_the_dark_side_of_north_dakota_s_oil_boom_on_last_week.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;browbeat&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;12&#x2F;john_oliver_e...</a>