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Legality And Ethics In the Work Environment

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The paper should take an in-depth look at a legal/ethical issue or situation relating to current, previous, or potential future work environment(s) for the student. A successful paper will contain all of the following:

Evidence of the student's understanding of the issue/situation in relationship to business, government and society. An understanding of current ethical issues, sources of ethical behavior, legal viewpoints in relation to the issue/situation being examined. Suggestions/ideas for corrective action pertaining to the issue/situation.

I need an idea of what would be legal but not necessarily ethical in a work environment - my work environment is a law firm.

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The key differences between a legal rule and ethical rule, is the fact that a legal rule is a rule that you must obey, whereas an ethical rule describes the behavior that is expected by society. One of the key ways in which to differentiate ...

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