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Utilitarianism Principle

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Utilitarianism is a principle that I often find business makers utilizing. This approach is determined by the consequences of an act; basically if the cost benefits a majority of people. This principle seems to be one of the most popular approaches to ethical decision-making, however, it is not always the best option. An example of this approach is when an employer has to terminate an employee because they have exhausted their PTO and Personal Leave, do not qualify for FMLA, however required to be on payroll for 2 more months to qualify for long-term disability and FMLA. This was a situation that recently happened at my employment place. Our employment agency had to terminate an employee because if we kept him on the payroll and later he files
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