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Essay / Ethical Dilemma Case Study - 643
Khalid AlrawajiDr. Jennifer LeonardBMGT 49903/23/2014Ethical dilemmaThe HR staff in this case faced a real ethical dilemma. Mark Solomon is torn between hiring his church colleague and a hardworking person who deserves a permanent position, or denying him the position based on falsified employment documents. The conflict in this case arises mainly from the conversation between Lupe Garza (Carmen Mendoza) and Sarah, the human resources staff. Sarah knowingly promised Lupe a permanent position at the factory. In doing so, Lupe turned down another job that had been offered to him because of the promise Sarah had made to him. Mark Solomon, who knows Lupe Garza by her real identity, is troubled by the revelation that she was working under a false identity and continues to widen the conflict. Although she is clearly qualified for the permanent position due to her immediate availability and skills, Mark disputes the legal implications of hiring her under a false identity. The additional revelation that there were more Mexicans working in the factory under assumed identities does not help Mark influence his decision-making. The stakeholders in this ethical dilemma are Lupe Garza, Sarah and Mark Solomon. By knowingly hiring individuals with full knowledge of their purchased identities, the company violated Code Section 1324a – Illegal Employment of Aliens. The employer, in this case the factory, failed to make the required good faith effort by verifying the social security numbers of each employee on the administration's website in the first case. Mark, on the other hand, violated the law prohibiting the continued employment of an alien, even under temporary status, once he established that Lupe Garza had a false citizenship....... middle of paper . .....ards due to the position I hold in the company.References8 US Code § 1324a – Illegal employment of aliens | LII / Legal Information Institute (nd). Retrieved March 20, 2014, from http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324aAmerican Patrol Reference Archive (nd). Aiding, abetting, harboring, encouraging illegal immigrants is a crime. Retrieved from http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/AidAbetUnlawfulSec8USC1324.htmlFederation for American Immigration Reform (nd). The law against hiring or harboring illegal aliens (1999). Retrieved March 20, 2014 from http://www.fairus.org/issue/the-law-against-hiring-or-harboring-illegal-aliensLaMance, K. (nd). Sanctions for employers who hire illegal immigrants. LegalMatch Legal Library. Accessed March 20, 2014, from http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/penalties-for-employers-hiring-illegal-immigrants.html