Business Ethics
Rasmussen College
Ethics Today It would probably be a bit of an understatement to say that the study of Ethics has changed over the past thirty years. Before the 1960’s most discussions on ethics was generally a direct result of personal or religious beliefs. The organized religions often examined how companies would run. This would include the rights of workers, work environment, and how much they got paid. During the 1960’s political venues began to pop up and the civil rights movement created new laws that protected citizens against discrimination. At the end of 1970 Richard Nixon signed into law the Occupational and Safety Health Act. The main goal of OSHA was to provide a