Ethics in the Workplace Case Study Action Plan Learning Team B: Cynthia Gibbs Elizabeth Hedden Dr. Christopher Klein, Facilitator December 11, 2005 Ethics in the Workplace Case Study Action Plan Introduction In 2003, Weyco Inc., a licensed third party medical benefits administrator based in Okemos, Michigan, announced that effective January 1, 2005, they would no longer hire smokers (http://www.weyco.com/web/). They were changing their policy to a Tobacco-Free Policy, which would not only prohibit…
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE The most common cause of death in Australia is cardiovascular disease (CVD). The definition of cardiovascular disease “refers to diseases of the heart and blood vessels”. In the case study Simon with his non active lifestyle, poor diet, unhealthy lifestyle choices and age range is a good candidate for heart disease. Men over the age of 45 are at greater risk of CVD, and Simon at the age of 53 is certainly now in the danger zone. To keep your heart healthy exercise plays…
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satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment..." The Ottawa Charter identifies three basic strategies for health promotion: advocate, enable, meditate. These strategies are supported by five priority action areas; build healthy public policy, create supportive environments for health, strengthen community action for health, develop personal skills, and re-orient health services. Australia’s rural regions reflect the variety of Australian life. Despite this variation and some of the…
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locations for the venue to be located. 5. Create a club design and layout. 6. Create a list of nightclub features that attracts the demand of nearby consumers. Methodology of Research Studies During the Winter 2009 semester, the Marketing Principles 331 class conducted the following research studies: Questionnaires: 1. Data Collection Instrument (DCI) Survey Report An online survey containing 29 questions was posted at www.surveymonkey.com and sent out to Saginaw Valley State University…
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to enforce the current prohibition on the drug.” “The government could also save 6 billion dollars per year if it taxed marijuana at the same taxed rates similar to alcohol and tobacco.” "At a minimum, this debate will force advocates of current policy to show that prohibition has benefits sufficient to justify the cost to taxpayers, foregone tax revenues, and numerous ancillary consequences that result from marijuana prohibition," the petition says. Legalizing marijuana would also save billions…
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now has a strict drug policy and has been cracking down on the use of drugs including marijuana. Marijuana falls under the league’s substance abuse policies. Urine tests are performed at least once each year on every player at a random time within a period of months. Penalties include hefty fine and possible suspensions that will increase each time depending on the amount of times that an athlete has tested positive. But there are some major flaws with the NFL’s drug policy specifically related to…
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Health and Safety Policy TAYLOR PRIMARY SCHOOL 2006 Introduction Taylor Primary School aims is to provide a safe, healthy and secure learning and working environment for all students, staff, contractors and visitors. To achieve this goal it is everyone's responsibility to ensure that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of themselves or others RESPONSIBILITIES The Principal is responsible for: • the provision of a safe and healthy work and study environment; •…
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Death Infant Syndrome” consists of an increasing and overwhelming amount of sudden deaths for infants under the age of one through various environmental and physical risk factors.1 About 4,500 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly—which calls for a case investigation, a complete autopsy, an examination of the infant’s death scene and a review of any kind of clinical or medical history researched on the parent of the infant.2 Sudden Death Infant Syndrome is ultimately difficult to determine because…
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CASE 46 Making Socially Responsible and Ethical Strategic decisions move a company toward its stated goals and perceived success. Strategic decisions also reflect the firm’s social responsibility and the ethical values on which such decisions are made. They reflect what is considered important and what a company wants to achieve. Mark Pastin, writing on the function of ethics in business decisions, observes: There are fundamental principles, or ground rules, by which organizations act. Like the ground…
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T.L.O.: The Fourth Amendment in public schools” Nicandro Iannacci (2016) describes the facts of the New Jersey v. T.L.O. case and how Justice Write describes the 4th amendment in schools White states that “the legality of a search of a student should depend simply on the reasonableness under all the circumstances of the search. ” As such, a warrant is not required to search…
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