module 5 case study
Read the required readings on the .trident.edu/CourseHomeModule.aspx?course=17&term=117&module=5&page=bkg”>background page and answer the case assignment question. Some of the optional material may also be of help as you develop your arguments.
Obesity in the Workplace
Obesity is identified as a risk factor in many illnesses. Some claim that Work, Obesity and Health are intertwined. About 25% of Americans are classified as obese and indeed the category of overweight adds another 35% to that number. Add those two numbers up, and you find that about 60% of Americans are overweight As more and more employers provide wellness programs in the workplace, the issues of personal choices outside the workplace, employer insurance costs, personal insurance costs, and voluntary vs. mandatory participation in wellness programs arise. Of course, an underlying assumption is that it is not okay to be overweight, and everyone needs to do something about it- especially with the unrelenting rise in health care costs. In recent trends, some companies, particularly in health care, wont hire someone who smokes tobacco, a legal product. Should companies be allowed to take the same approach to the overweight? Should companies make participation in a wellness program for the overweight (obese) mandatory?
Do you think an overweight employee who chooses not to participate in a wellness program should be penalized?
Case Expectations:
I know that issues surrounding being overweight go beyond the workplace, but please focus on the case assignment question and write a three to five page paper, not including title page and reference page, to answer the question. Dig on the web and in proquest to find out the workplace, obesity, health, wellness programs and other related topics that could inform your answer. Of course, apply the principles of normative ethics in your answer (utility and deontology).
General Expectations
Your paper should be double-spaced with 12-point font.
Your paper should have a separate cover page and a separate reference page.
Be sure to proofread your paper.
Upload your paper to Coursenet by the end of the module.
Rev. January 7, 2014
module 5 SLP
In this module 5 SLP assignment, you will analyze the ethical issue you have identified through the lens of normative ethics the utilitarian and deontological (right/duties) approaches to ethical decision making. Based on your analysis, you will recommend what decision the company should make.
You have been practicing analyzing issues through the lens of normative ethics in the case assignments, but you may want to review the background material including the videos before doing your analysis for this module 5 SLP assignment.
SLP EXPECTATIONS
Please write a two to three page paper, not including cover page and reference page, analyzing the ethical issue you have identified. Be sure to frame your analysis in terms of the utilitarian and deontological (rights/duties) approaches. Once you have done your analysis, recommend what business decision your company should make.
General Expectations
Your paper should be double-spaced with 12-point font.
Your paper should have a separate cover page and a separate reference page.
Be sure to proofread your paper.
Upload your paper to Coursenet by the end of the module.
Rev. January 7, 2014