This report includes investigations conducted by state societies resulting in findings of
ethics code violations and cases referred to the Joint Trial Board by state societies.
Any official who fires an employee, or denies him or her a promotion, for not giving is in violation of the Cook County
Ethics Code, which forbids such practices, said Jennifer Vidis, director of the Cook County Board of Ethics.
Executives said that while the words in the company
ethics code are important, it is more important for managers to lead by example.
ACCORDING TO ISP PRESIDENT RUSSELL SWAY, THE FTC ACTION WAS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN WORKING ON CHANGES IN ITS BYLAWS AND PRACTICES FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE FTC's CONCERNS ONCE THEY WERE VOTED ON AND PASSED BY THE MEMBERSHIP THE PROPOSED CONSENT DEGREE AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE THE INSTITUTE REMOVE THE CONTESTED POLICIES FROM ITS
ETHICS CODE AND OTHER MATERIAL WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE FINAL FTC RULING.
A senior Court of Appeal judge has been appointed to examine if a draft
ethics code could guide the judiciary on whether they should take part in political events or hear cases in which family members have an interest.
Olympic Committee (USOC) amid accusations of
ethics code violations and mismanagement.
David Eichberg, senior marketing manager at Business for Social Responsibility in San Francisco, quoting from the findings of a 1999 DePaul University study, noted: "Firms that made an explicit commitment to follow an
ethics code provided twice the value to shareholders than companies that did not.
A typical procedure would be to require the name to be stated along with the relevant section(s) of the
ethics code that was violated, a description of the violation, and the sanction imposed.
I do not believe that the
Ethics Code explicitly mentions mandated reporting of child abuse, elder abuse, etc.
Dave helped update the
ethics code and created a system of penalties that responds to ethics violations.
The commission also is responsible for establishing an
ethics code and administering the license examinations.
Some managers make a mistake in thinking employees know the difference between right and wrong, thus there is little need for a credo and
ethics code.
