You work in the Accounting and Regulatory Compliance Department at Chicken-time Corporation. Chicken-time has a meat processing plant that sells thousands of pounds of fried chicken annually in prepackaged containers for resale at supermarkets.
To improve the taste of its product, Chicken-time intends to change its ingredients to use peanut oil. As a result, it sent out a notice to employees telling them about the change, which was scheduled to take effect in 60 days. This notice mentioned that," if you have special sensitivities to peanuts or peanut oil, we encourage you to find a new job." Some employees have complained vehemently that they have peanut allergies and effectively are being fired through no fault of their own. Were Chicken-time's actions ethical?