Do Companies Who Bankrupt While Owing Back Pay To Employees Have A Moral Obligation To Pay Out Employees?

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the calculus either action is equally good. In this case, this implies similar consequences would result regardless of whether decisions are made cognitively or not. Thus, because no other rule applies, we will appeal to the levels of rules to guide our actions. In this case, our obligation remains with the shareholders, or does it? This may not account for the ill effect upon the employees.
However, despite the anonymity of corporate entities, all decisions are made by managers capable of recognizing moral factors. The intent of this paper is to examine through philosophical perspectives how managers justify decisions as a part of this process. Therefore the question becomes not whether companies are obligated-but whether management should be expected to have moral culpability.
The decision of whether to back-pay shareholders or to pay employees is indeed a dichotomous proposition - it will have the effect of both ameliorating suffering and promoting human flourishing, ...

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