Hooters Current Ethical Issue Over the years the national chain restaurant Hooters has had lawsuits brought against them for discrimination based on gender. Currently‚ the issue is weight discrimination. Not just one lawsuit‚ but two‚ and maybe three lawsuits may be filed. The waitresses claim that they lost their jobs because they weighed too much. They were put on a 30-day weight probation and offered gym memberships. The ethical issue here is the fact the company practices such discrimination
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Multicultural Issues in Supervision Ethical supervision must consider the ways in which diversity factors can influence the process. In addition to course work‚ supervisors need a framework to approach differences in culture‚ race‚ gender‚ socioeconomic status‚ religion‚ and other variables pertaining to clients being seen by trainees (Falender & Shafranske‚ 2004). The ACA’s (2005) code of ethics dealing with supervision states that “Counseling supervisors are aware of and address the role of diversity
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There are four issues that can affect the health of the elderly: lack of resources; scarcity of providers; financial barriers; and cultural barriers and biases; all of which can spark ethical debates within the healthcare community. In the situation where there is a lack of resources a nurse has to determine which patient to take care of. The nurse can
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Global Warming is an Ethical Issue By Alan AtKisson "Ethics" is a word that does not usually get the blood flowing. It calls up images of Aristotle‚ schoolteachers‚ hearings where political leaders weakly defend their honor after having done something foolish that everyone else understands to be wrong. "Ethical issues‚" as a phrase‚ is even worse. Ethical issues are often precisely the ones we prefer to avoid‚ because they force us to confront the sometimes muddy difference between doing right
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1. What are the 5 hottest topics today involving legal‚ regulatory and ethical issues impacting on operating a B2C ebusiness? ECommerce has revolutionized the business world by expanding the marketplace and redefining the traditional organizational structure. Its economic influence has been considerable resulting in implications for politics‚ society and ethics. The future for eBusiness is bright. It will continue its rapid expansion and may eventually take over from traditional business practices
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Ethical Concern The ethical healthcare concern that will be addressed in this paper is the challenge of long waiting lists that patient’s who need help with a medical issue are having to endure. Waiting times and lists are an ethical problems because facilities are essentially obstructing (not on purpose) the care of ill patients (Viberg‚ Forsberg‚ Borowitz‚ Molin‚ 2013). Long waiting times cause inefficiencies in the delivery of healthcare‚ they prolong suffering‚ discomfort a and dissatisfaction
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To my future colleagues‚ Psychiatric nursing is a challenging career laden with ethical‚ moral‚ and judicial dilemmas. In this letter I hope to equip you with tools to adequately face these inevitable challenges. I will particularly focus on the consideration of ethical principles‚ as I believe they are critical to maintaining your integrity as nurses. This letter will discuss the application of ethical principles in reference to three morally distressing situations outlined in the research Mental
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Current Ethical Issues Student Name XMGT216 April 1‚ 2012 Instructor Current Ethical Issues Organizations must deal with moral and ethical issues that can include dishonesty‚ theft‚ and employee drug use. However‚ companies that have ethical guidelines and train their employees in ethical behavior will have exceptional employees. Therefore‚ organizations that create ethical policies and provide ethical training will encourage ethical standards in the company. Therefore‚ I will profile
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nurse named Susie‚ and her treatment is overseen by Dr. Kelekian and Dr. Jason Posner‚ who happens to be a former student of Vivian’s (Bosanquet & Nichols‚ 2010). Throughout her time in the hospital Ms. Bearing doesn’t always receive the best care; ethical principles are violated and her team often fails to communicate with each other properly. Vivian’s only real ally and advocate is Susie. The doctors are much too focused on the disease‚ and using it for research‚ to really focus on their patient.
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The Ford Pinto Project The Ford Motor Company has been the leading car company for many decades. In the late 1960’s early 1970’s the company was losing the battle with Japanese with the small efficient cars. Lee Iacocca‚ Chief Executive Officer the Ford Motor Company wanted a car that will be competitive to these Japanese compact cars. With this intention in mind‚ the company wanted to manufacture a sub-compact vehicle that weighs less than 2‚000 pounds and costs under $2‚000. The result is
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