Tosha Collins
Kaplan University
LS312: Ethics and the Legal Environment
Prof: Westerman
April 18, 2012

As an interested stakeholder, Jane is working for R&S Electronic Service Company as head of payroll. She is concerned about her job security since this is her first job since college. Brad is the owner of R&S and wants his employees to be happy and have a profitable company. Eddie is the general manager and has the authority to hire and fire Jane. Greg is Eddie’s brother working as a service technician who is receiving higher commissions for this work. The dilemma here is that Greg is receiving special treatment because Eddie is his brother. Greg is getting the easier work paying him high commission (Helms, 1992). Other stakeholders in this case of interest would be Jane’s family and the importance of her keeping her job. This is her first job since college, but one can’t assume she doesn’t have dependents to take care of. The other employees in the company are stakeholders because they want their salaries kept confidential and want continued employment. The general public and shareholders care about the company being profitable and bringing revenue to the community. The second exception of At-Will Employment seems to be violated in this case. Eddie is telling Jane to lie about seeing the separate tickets of Greg’s. This At-Will law is not lawful because it violates a public policy exception. This means social norms or values are compromised. If an employer orders an employee to lie under oath and the employee refuses, the employer cannot terminate the employee. In this case Eddie is not telling Jane to lie under oath, but still is threatening her with firing her is she says anything (Kaplan EGuide, Chp. 3).
The law being violated here is the At-Will Employment Law the final exception being termination for just cause or no cause. This