CASE STUDY A woman is sexually harassed by a senior executive in a large company. The woman
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CASE STUDY A woman is sexually harassed by a senior executive in a large company. The woman sues the company, and during settlement discussions she is offered an extremely large monetary settlement. In the agreement, the woman is required to confirm that the senior executive did nothing wrong, and after the agreement is signed the woman is prohibited from discussing anything about the incident. Before the date scheduled to sign the settlement agreement, the woman's lawyer mentions that he had heard that the executive had done this before, and the settlement amount being given is very large because the company probably had a previous legal obligation to dismiss the senior executive. The company however wants to keep the senior executive because he is a big money maker for the company.
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Is the company building good ethos? Explain.
What are the issues of integrity, ethics and law posed in the case study?
What options does the woman have, and what should she do and why?
Andersons Business Law and the Legal Environment
ISBN: 978-1305575080
23rd edition
Authors: David P. Twomey, Marianne M. Jennings, Stephanie M Greene