1. Discuss
autonomy as a basis for argument against employment at will. Do you favor at
will employment? Present at least 3 reasons to back up your belief.
2. In spite
of the existence of the present legal protection, right of contract and
considerations of public policy, is there a need for a new law against unjust
dismissal? Why? Give three examples of unjust dismissal that you may be aware
of.
3. List and
discuss the ethical justification of each of the three theories that are used
to determine when a product is defective and what is owed to the victims of
accidents caused by defective products. Give an example of the actual usage of
each of these theories when a product that was defective caused an accident.
4. Are
fetal-protection policies discriminatory? Why? Present at least two examples to
back up your statement.
5. What is
churning? Why is it ethically objectionable? Give an example of churning and
what action you feel should be taken.
6. What is
Insider Trading? Why is it a fraud? Discuss the Martha Stewart case. What did
she do that was so bad that she was put in prison? Do you agree with the
verdict? Why?
7. Discuss
the drawbacks and benefits of hostile takeovers. Give an example of a hostile
takeover that you believe turned out to be beneficial for employees and one
that hurt most employees of the company that was taken over.
