Problem 1: Describe the factors that permit an employer to deny responsibility for workplace accidents. Under what circumstance is an employer´s liability limited but not alleviated?
Problem 2: Discuss how the Utilitarian arguments, Kantian arguments, and justice arguments address the problem of discrimination. What features do the different approaches have in common?
Problem 3: Identify and discuss some undesirable potential consequences of affirmative action.
Problem 4: If the assumption of risk is thought to be voluntary, what difficulty does that pose for government oversight of hazardous work?
Problem 5: What is the loyal agent argument against whistle-blowing? Why might loyalty not prohibit whistle-blowing.
Problem 6: What is whistle-blowing? Why it be considered ethically problematic? Why might it be morally justified?