Confucian Ethics Case Study Carla Lombard
Grenier, Cory
Background:
Carla Lombard is a charismatic owner of Better Bagels, a successful seven-year-old bagel chain. Recently Frances, the ex-wife of Tom Walters-an outstanding employee at Better Bagels, came to Carla and told her that Tom had AIDS, then left. Carla felt that she would not be justified to discuss Tom 's health with him. However, worried by the possibility that Tom 's illness might affect the solvency of her business by bringing adverse publicity if news of his illness spread, she has been contemplating firing him; a swift turnaround from her previous plans of promoting him to manager. The case concludes asking if Carla should begin planning for any repercussions if Tom 's health begins to decline.
Legal Aspect:
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Second, as owner of Better Bagels, Carla has a responsibility to society and the economic system to practice fair labor standards and insure that employees and customers alike are treated equitably, which she must uphold. Any deviation from these moral norms would not be noble. Third, both Carla and her business as members of a civilized society, must comply with all applicable laws, which in this case means adhering to the 1990 ADA statute, all civil rights and constitutional laws, while also exceeding what society deems moral. Fourth, that membership in society reinforces the position that Carla and her bagel chain must be compassionate and non-discriminatory to all members of society, especially its stakeholders, such as its employees and customers, regardless of their physical disabilities. Though Carla must continue to think for herself and judge whether society is a fair and civil barometer of morality. Fifth, if after evaluation and analysis, Carla finds that on a micro scale society and in a macro scale humanity, has in fact established morally justifiable norms, than obedience must be accomplished. Sixth, Carla should think of Tom 's position, and how her immediate decisions will …show more content…
After so doing, I hope that Carla would not fire Tom, nor disclose any personal information about him to anyone. Carla should devise a contingency plan for dealing with a future "AIDS in the workplace" occurrence, she should also increase AIDS awareness in a non-discriminatory fashion by providing education concerning HIV and AIDS transmittal, the dangers of the disease, proactive and post active precautions, and other health awareness issues. (1, 045
Background:
Carla Lombard is a charismatic owner of Better Bagels, a successful seven-year-old bagel chain. Recently Frances, the ex-wife of Tom Walters-an outstanding employee at Better Bagels, came to Carla and told her that Tom had AIDS, then left. Carla felt that she would not be justified to discuss Tom 's health with him. However, worried by the possibility that Tom 's illness might affect the solvency of her business by bringing adverse publicity if news of his illness spread, she has been contemplating firing him; a swift turnaround from her previous plans of promoting him to manager. The case concludes asking if Carla should begin planning for any repercussions if Tom 's health begins to decline.
Legal Aspect:
When …show more content…
Second, as owner of Better Bagels, Carla has a responsibility to society and the economic system to practice fair labor standards and insure that employees and customers alike are treated equitably, which she must uphold. Any deviation from these moral norms would not be noble. Third, both Carla and her business as members of a civilized society, must comply with all applicable laws, which in this case means adhering to the 1990 ADA statute, all civil rights and constitutional laws, while also exceeding what society deems moral. Fourth, that membership in society reinforces the position that Carla and her bagel chain must be compassionate and non-discriminatory to all members of society, especially its stakeholders, such as its employees and customers, regardless of their physical disabilities. Though Carla must continue to think for herself and judge whether society is a fair and civil barometer of morality. Fifth, if after evaluation and analysis, Carla finds that on a micro scale society and in a macro scale humanity, has in fact established morally justifiable norms, than obedience must be accomplished. Sixth, Carla should think of Tom 's position, and how her immediate decisions will …show more content…
After so doing, I hope that Carla would not fire Tom, nor disclose any personal information about him to anyone. Carla should devise a contingency plan for dealing with a future "AIDS in the workplace" occurrence, she should also increase AIDS awareness in a non-discriminatory fashion by providing education concerning HIV and AIDS transmittal, the dangers of the disease, proactive and post active precautions, and other health awareness issues. (1, 045