Vida Tunu is sexually harassed by a top-level senior executive in a large company. She sues the company, and during settlement discussions, she is offered an extremely large monetary settlement. In the agreement, Vida Tunu is required to confirm that the executive did nothing wrong, and after the agreement is signed she is prohibited from discussing anything about the incident publicly. Before the date scheduled to sign the settlement agreement, Vida’s lawyer mentions that she has heard the executive has done this before, and the settlement amount is very large because the company probably had a legal obligation to dismiss the executive previously. The company however wants to keep the executive because he is a big money maker for the company. a) Explain the issues of integrity, ethics and law posed in the case study? b) Will it be morally right to dismiss the top-level senior executive who is a big money maker for the company? Provide examples of your choice to explain your answer c)In the quest to protect the reputation of the company, should the woman accept the large monetary settlement and why?
Vida Tunu is sexually harassed by a top-level senior executive in a
large company. She sues the company, and during settlement
discussions, she is offered an extremely large monetary settlement. In
the agreement, Vida Tunu is required to confirm that the executive did
nothing wrong, and after the agreement is signed she is prohibited
from discussing anything about the incident publicly. Before the date
scheduled to sign the settlement agreement, Vida’s lawyer mentions
that she has heard the executive has done this before, and the
settlement amount is very large because the company probably had a
legal obligation to dismiss the executive previously. The company
however wants to keep the executive because he is a big money maker
for the company.
a) Explain the issues of integrity, ethics and law posed in the case
study?
b) Will it be morally right to dismiss the top-level senior executive
who is a big money maker for the company? Provide examples of
your choice to explain your answer
c)In the quest to protect the reputation of the company, should the
woman accept the large monetary settlement and why?
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