C717
Business Ethics, C717
Task 2 Assignment
Western Governors University
BS Bus Mgmt
Ethics officer of a marketing firm.
Three rights and responsibilities of employees
Right to fair wages for work performed
Important / significant: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA): A
federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping,
and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the
private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.
Fair pay for work performed is basic necessity to attract and retain the
employees. Retaining employees means that the company does not need to
continue spending time, money, and energy on recruiting new workers.
Right to a safe workplace
Important / significant: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(OSHA): A federal law that assures safe and healthful working
conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of
the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the
States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by
providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of
occupational safety and health; and for other purposes.
There are also obvious reasons that make the right to a safe workplace is
important – injury or death which can also lead to a financial impact to the
company. According to the National Safety Council: Every 7 seconds a
worker is injured on the job. 104,000,000 production days lost due to
work-related injuries in 2017.
Right against discrimination or harassment
Important / significant: Federal laws prohibit workplace discrimination.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in
Employment of 1967 (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
