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ETHICAL APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT # 4
Case Study: Rena Weeks vs. Baker & McKenzie case study
NAME: Liliana Pardo Mazzelli

1. MORAL AGENT: Rena Weeks

2. MORAL ISSUE: “Whether to sue her supervisor and former employer for sexual harassment”
3. LISTS OF PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES:
a) If the action is taken

1. Rena Weeks could win the case and get compensation for the unethical behavior of her boss against her.
2. Rena Weeks could win the case and have difficulties getting a job in a firm.
3. Rena Weeks could show other people who have been harassed that there is justice in courts when it comes to sexual harassment.
4. Rena Weeks could win the case and her supervisor’s and former employer’s jobs and reputations could be ruined.
5. Rena weeks could win the case and set an example for employers or anyone to behave ethically and think of the consequences before committing sexual harassment.
6. Rena Weeks could lose the case if her former employer and supervisor prove that it was consensual.
7. Rena Weeks could lose and be prone to pay the cost of the case.
8. Rena Weeks could lose and face the consequences of not being able to get another job in a firm.

b) If the action is not taken
1. Rena weeks will be practically accepting the blame.
2. Rena Weeks will not set an example of fighting against sexual harassment.
3. Rena Weeks will not be advancing the case for justice for sexual harassed people.
4. Rena Weeks will be another case of staying quiet while suffering sexual harassment by her supervisor.
5. Rena Weeks could become emotionally unhappy and become depressed.
6. Rena Weeks will be contributing to let this company keep on harassing others.
7. Rena Weeks will help keep secret the unethical behavior of this company.
8. Rena Weeks wi...

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...rassment at the workplace or anywhere else. Never allow yourself or others to continue to be sexually harassed.”
Judgment: Act
Defense of Judgment: This maxim can be universalized, for a rational person can conclude that the moral agent, and all others, would want to follow it without exception. It is rational because nobody wants to be sexually harassed by anybody at any time, especially at the workplace. There are no contradictions to this. Following this maxim prevents the exploitation of others and brings justice to those who have been exploited. The exploitation is on the part of the employer and supervisor who sexually harassed Rena Weeks. Sexual harassment is a type of exploitation and uses people as “a means to the ends.” In this case, only the supervisor’s wants are being met and he is exploiting other people like Rena Weeks to have those needs met.

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