Liz, a graduate MBA student at a prestigious business school, received three job offers late in April
Question:
Liz, a graduate MBA student at a prestigious business school, received three job offers late in April just before her May graduation. On April 30 she accepted the job at ABC Corp., which she considered to be the best offer of the three. Liz started working on May 5 and was very pleased with her new position. On May 27 she was notified by ABC Corp. that the department where she was to work was going to be reorganized and the company could employ her no longer. Liz was extremely upset and informed the other two companies that had made her an offer that she was available for immediate work. They both informed her that the positions were now filled. Her lawyer explained to Liz she was an employee-at-will,22 and the company was under no legal obligation to retain her. Aside from any legal theory of recovery, did the company have any ethical obligation to retain Liz, perhaps in another department? Was Liz acting ethically in not notifying the other two companies that offered her a job that she had accepted another offer on April 30?
Step by Step Answer:
The Legal And Ethical Environment Of Business
ISBN: 9781454893028
2nd Edition
Authors: Gerald R. Ferrera, Mystica M. Alexander, William P. Wiggins, Cheryl Kirschner, Jonathan J. Darrow