Law and Ethics in the Business Environment

by Halbert

• ISBN13: 9780324006179
• ISBN10: 0324006179
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-06
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

The unique flexibility of this text makes this an excellent supplement to any standard business law and legal environment text, or as the primary text for an advanced ethics or issues-oriented course. Introducing issues via specific legal cases, it provides balanced, in-depth coverage of controversial and timely topics in the areas of law and ethics within the business environment.

Author Biography

Elaine Ingulli, J.D., L.L.M., is Professor of Business, Richard Stockton College, Pomona, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Law, Ethics, and Business: An Introduction
A Duty to Rescue?	p. 1
Yania v. Bigan (Pennsylvania, 1959)	p. 3
Hurley v. Eddingfield (Indiana, 1901)	p. 4
Oath of Hippocrates	p. 5
Justifying the "No Duty to Rescue" Rule	p. 6
Exceptions to the Rule	p. 7
Radical Change?	p. 8
The Duty of Rescue, Steven J. Heyman	p. 8
A Primer on Feminist Theory and Tort, Leslie Bender	p. 11
Business Liability for Rescue and Protection	p. 14
Butler v. Acme Markets (New Jersey, 1981)	p. 14
Law, Ethics, Promises	p. 16
Township of Ypsilanti v. General Motors (Michigan, 1993)	p. 16
Contract Law	p. 24
Traditional Business Values	p. 25
On Liberty, John Stuart Mill	p. 26
Making an Ethical Decision	p. 27
Consequences (Utilitarianism)	p. 27
Rights and Duties (Deontology)	p. 28
Virtue Ethics	p. 29
Stakeholder Analysis	p. 30
Global Issues	p. 31
Nike in Indonesia, John R. Boatright	p. 31
Chapter Problems	p. 33
Chapter Project: Stakeholder Ethics Roleplay, Desperate Air	p. 34
The Duty of Loyalty: Whistleblowing	p. 35
Ran Ken, Inc. v. Cindy Schlapper (Texas, 1992)	p. 35
Employment-At-Will	p. 40
Exceptions to the Rule	p. 41
Pierce v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. (New Jersey, 1980)	p. 44
Statistics on Whistleblowers	p. 50
Survey of Whistleblowers Finds Retaliation but Few Regrets	p. 51
Montana's Statute on Wrongful Discharge	p. 52
The Question of Loyalty	p. 54
The "Common Enterprise"	p. 54
NLRB v. Electrical Workers (United States, 1953)	p. 55
Interview of Larry Ross, Studs Terke	p. 15
Whistleblowing and Employee Loyalty, Ronald Duska	p. 57
Global Issues	p. 59
Strategy and Structure of Japanese Enterprises, Toyohiro Kono	p. 60
Federal False Claims Act	p. 61
United States v. General Electric (S.D. New York, 1992)	p. 63
Communication Within the Corporation	p. 66
Beech-Nut Corporation: Communication Breakdown	p. 66
Beyond the Shut-Eyed Sentry, John C. Coffee	p. 69
Johnson and Johnson's Credo	p. 70
Chapter Problems	p. 72
Chapter Project: Mock Trial: Cleary v. U.S. Steel	p. 75
Privacy and Technology: Electronic Surveillance	p. 77
Electronic Monitoring	p. 77
Smyth v. The Pillsbury Company (D. Pennyslvania, 1996)	p. 78
The Value of Privacy	p. 82
The Functions of Privacy, Alan Westin	p. 83
Industry Responses to Privacy Issues	p. 86
The Traditional Expectation	p. 86
Lifestyle Control	p. 87
State of New York v. Wal-Mart Stores (New York 1995)	p. 89
Testing	p. 92
Soroka v. Dayton Hudson (California .Ct.App., 1991)	p. 92
Testing Testing: Social Consequences of The Examined Life, F. Allan Hanson	p. 96
Letters of Reference and Privacy: A Catch-22	p. 100
Consumer Privacy	p. 101
E-Commerce Privacy Data Survey	p. 102
Dwyer v. American Express Company (Illinois, 1995)	p. 103
Global Issues	p. 105
The European Union Data Protection Directive, Information Privacy and the Public Interest, Fred. H. Cate	p. 106
Public Employees and the Constitution	p. 110
Reasonable Expectations of Privacy	p. 110
Lowered Expectations of Privacy	p. 110
Privacy in Medical Information	p. 112
Norman-Bloodsaw v. Lawrence Berkeley Lab (9th Cir. 1997)	p. 112
Chapter Problems	p. 118
Chapter Project: Surfing the Net	p. 119
Gender and Power: Sexual Harassment	p. 121
Sexual Harassment: Employers Must Act	p. 121
Faraghar v. City of Boca Raton (United States, 1998)	p. 122
Ellerth v. Burlington Industries (United States, 1998)	p. 125
Legal Background	p. 126
The Experience of Sexual Harassment	p. 128
Statement of Anita F. Hill	p. 128
Statement of Judge Clarence Thomas	p. 129
Race, Gender and Liberal Fallacies, Orlando Patterson	p. 130
Hostile Environment: How Offensive Must It Be?	p. 132
Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Company (6th Cir. 1986)	p. 133
The Psychology of Sexual Harassment	p. 136
Sexual Stereotyping and Sexual Harassment: Testimony of Susan Fiske in Robinson v. Jacksonville Shipyards	p. 137
Unwelcomeness	p. 139
Co-Worker Harassment	p. 140
Ellison v. Brady (9th Cir. 1991)	p. 140
Harris v. Forklift Systems Inc. (U.S. 1993)	p. 144
Office Romance	p. 146
Dear Girlfriend (Pre-Relationship Agreements)	p. 146
A Proposal: We Need Taboos on Sex at Work, Margaret Meade	p. 148
Same-Sex Harassment	p. 151
Amici Curiae Brief, Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Catharine MacKinnon	p. 152
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services	p. 156
Global Issues	p. 157
Law, Culture, Harassment, Anita Bernstein	p. 157
In Japan, It's "See No Evil, Have No Harassment," Andrew Pollack	p. 160
Chapter Problems	p. 162
Chapter Project: Negotiating Organizational Policies: Sexual Harassment Guidelines	p. 164
A Diverse Society: The Controversy Over Affirmative Action	p. 165
Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County (United States, 1987)	p. 166
The Civil Rights Act of 1964	p. 169
Equal Protection	p. 171
Hopwood v. State of Texas (5th Cir. 1996)	p. 173
Monterey Mechanical Co. v. Wilson (9th Cir.1998)	p. 176
Color at Century's End: Race in Law, Policy and Politics, Christopher Edley, Jr.	p. 180
Affirmative Action, The Price of Preference, Shelby Steele	p. 184
Comparable Worth	p. 188
Family-Friendly Policies	p. 189
Legislating Family Leave	p. 189
Family and Medical Leave Act	p. 190
Business Initiatives	p. 191
Global Issues	p. 192
Unbending Gender: Market Work and Family Worth in the 21st Century, Joan Williams	p. 193
It's About Time: Will Europe Solve The Work/Family Dilemma? Deborah M. Figart and Ellen Mutari	p. 197
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabled Workers	p. 200
Americans with Disabilities Act	p. 200
Historical Look at Race, Gender and Jobs	p. 201
Cleaning Up/Kept Down: A Historical Perspective on Racial Inequality in 'Women's Work,' Evelyn Nakano Glenn	p. 202
Chapter Problems	p. 207
Chapter Project: Mock Trial: Coke v. Hospital	p. 209
Government Regulation: Workplace Safety	p. 211
Fetal Protection or Discrimination?	p. 212
International Union v. Johnson Controls (United States, 1991)	p. 212
Risk in the Workplace	p. 216
Statement of Member Shipbuilders Local 5 Quincy Massachusetts, Charley Richardson	p. 217
A Review of Some Normative and Conceptual Issues in Occupational Safety and Health, Mark McCarthy	p. 218
Rivethead: Tales From the Assembly Line, Ben Hamper	p. 219
Worker's Compensation	p. 220
Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee (10th Cir. 1981)	p. 222
Johns-Manville Corp. v. Contra Costa Superior Court, Reba Rudkin (California 1980)	p. 225
Achieving Environmental Justice: The Role of Occupational Health, George Friedman-Jimenez	p. 228
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)	p. 230
Irving v. United States (1st Cir. 1998)	p. 231
The New OSHA: Reinventing Worker Safety and Health, John Leonard Watson	p. 235
Corporate Criminal Liability	p. 238
People of the State of Illinois v. Chicago Magnet Corp. (App. Ct. Ill. 1987)	p. 239
People of the State of Illinois v. Chicago Magnet Corp. (Illinois, 1989)	p. 240
Organizations and the Law, Michael B. Metzger	p. 242
Global Issues	p. 244
International Battle Against Sweatshop Labor	p. 244
AIP Workplace Code of Conduct	p. 246
Dow Chemical Company v. Alfaro (Texas, 1990)	p. 248
Exporting Hazards, Henry Shue	p. 251
Chapter Problems	p. 254
Chapter Project: Roleplay: Corporate Criminal Responsibility	p. 255
Environmental Protection: Biodiversity and Property Rights	p. 257
Biodiversity vs. Property Rights	p. 258
Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities For a Great Oregon (United States, 1995)	p. 259
Loggerhead Turtle, Green Turtle v. Volusia County, Florida (D. Florida, 1995)	p. 265
Environmental Philosophy	p. 269
On Property, John Locke	p. 269
A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold	p. 273
Why I Am Not An Environmentalist, Steven E. Landsburg	p. 275
Environmental Protection: Changing Legal Response	p. 277
Common Law Approach	p. 277
Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co. (New York, 1970)	p. 278
Statutory Law	p. 280
Regulatory Achievement and Regulatory Failure: New Approaches	p. 281
Why We Have Failed, Barry Commoner	p. 282
Regulatory Puzzles	p. 285
Private Property, Regulation and the Constitution	p. 285
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (United States, 1992)	p. 287
Market-Based Incentives	p. 292
Life and Taxes, J. Andrew Hoerner	p. 292
With Pollution-reduction Credits, Utility Buys Time to Clean Its Act, John J. Fried	p. 294
Environmental Equity	p. 296
Indigenous Environmental Perspectives, Winona LaDuke	p. 297
Global Issues	p. 299
International Environmental Law: North vs. South	p. 299
International Environmental Law: Boundaries, Landmarks and Realties, Laksham Guruswamy	p. 300
Chapter Problems	p. 304
Chapter Project: Internet Environmental Activism	p. 306
Marketing and Information: Advertising	p. 307
Commercial Speech	p. 308
Hornell Brewing Co., Inc. v. Brady (D. New York, 1993)	p. 309
Advertising and Economics	p. 314
The Dependence Effect, John Kenneth Galbraith	p. 314
Delectable Materialism, Michael Schudson	p. 319
Federal Statutes Regulating Advertising	p. 322
FTC Act	p. 322
FTC v. Silueta Distributors, Inc. and Stanley Klavir (D. Calif., 1995)	p. 323
Targeting the Marketing of Violence	p. 327
Lanham Act	p. 328
White v. Samsung Deutsch Associates (9th Cir. 1995)	p. 328
Self Regulation	p. 334
AAAA Creative Code	p. 334
The Power of Advertising	p. 336
The Want Makers, Eric Clark	p. 336
A Case Study in Market Manipulation: The Tobacco Industry, Jon D. Hanson and Douglas A. Kysar	p. 341
Global Issues	p. 347
WHO looks to Ban Tobacco Advertising Worldwide	p. 348
Selling Us Ourselves	p. 349
Putting on Appearances: Gender and Advertising, Diane Barthel	p. 349
Chapter Problems	p. 353
Chapter Project: Stakeholder Ethics Roleplay: Needy and Company	p. 356
Risk Allocation: Products Liability	p. 359
Unsafe Products	p. 360
ICI Americas v. Banks (Ct. Appeals, Georgia, 1994)	p. 360
Breach of Warranty, Negligence and Strict Liability in Tort	p. 362
Restatement of Torts, 2d., Section 402A	p. 364
Banks v. ICI Americas (Georgia, 1994)	p. 365
Denny v. Ford Motor Company (New York, 1994)	p. 367
The Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.)	p. 370
Transport Corporation of America v. IBM (8th Cir. 1994)	p. 371
The Debate Over Tort Reform: Punitive Damages	p. 374
Litigation Abuse is Destroying My Company, Glenn W. Bailey	p. 375
The Future of Tort Litigation in California, Ralph Nader	p. 377
Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company (California Ct. App. 1981)	p. 382
Consumer Demand for Dangerous Products	p. 387
Wilks v. American Tobacco Company (Mississippi Circuit C. 1993)	p. 387
Manufacturer Liability for Consumer Uses	p. 389
Richardson v. Holland (Missouri, 1987)	p. 389
Legal Claims of Cities vs. Manufacturers of Handguns, David Kairys	p. 391
Global Issues	p. 393
Products Liability Law in the European Community, Sandra N. Hurd and Frances E. Zollers	p. 394
Chapter Problems	p. 396
Chapter Project: Mock Legislative Hearing: Gun Control	p. 397
Appendices	p. 401
Stakeholder Ethics Roleplay	p. 401
Mock Trial Materials	p. 402
Introduction to Legal Research	p. 406
Evaluating Internet Information	p. 414
Glossary	p. 415
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