Ethical Case

SAN JOSE ITURBIDE GTO.

LICENCIATURA EN ADMINISTRACIÓN

Lengua Extranjera IV

DIANA HERNANDEZ ZARTRE

P115034X0123

MARZO DEL 2015

March 2015

ETHICAL CASE

First of all, this case doesn’t mention if he was fired or he’s still working for the company, so that would be the first step, knowing his current work status.

Once I know that, I have to analyze his situation very carefully. It is clear that the company had or has been taking advantage of his talent in order to drum up financial benefits without paying him for his work. On the other hand the company has acted under illegallity since they are not paying taxes for this work. Obviously this involves that my potential client could be also a potential accomplice, in case he knew, since the beginning, what he was doing.

As a lawyer my ethic is based on helping people when they ask for it, but in cases like this, before accepting, it is my obligation to be fair. Not only do I have to take the client’s opinion into account, but also, I need to investigate the company. What they do, possible legal backgrounds and if it’s necessary, monitor their activities in order to not having biased or misleading information.

As a part of all of this, it’s important to gather as many evidence as I can. It’s also important not to generate lots of buzz during the process because at the end, in a potential trial, this could affect the results.

We already know that according to the law, if somebody or a company doesn’t pay taxes it could lead to get, since big fines to even many years in jail, so it is very important to define responsibilities in this case.

What I have here is one of many cases there have been, a worker who doesn’t get paid for his work. Money that maybe they have promised to him in exchange for helping them to increase business and earnings.At this point I must emphasize that the critical point is in knowing if he knew that what he was doing was ilegal, or not,and if this work was a part of his activities in the company.