1.3. Business Ethics and Law: Analyze how professional, ethical, and
legal behavior contributes to continuous improvement in organizational
performance and regulatory compliance.
1.3 Competencies
1.3.1. Analyze how regulatory compliance affects business operations and organizational performance.
1.3.2. Follow protocols and practices necessary to maintain a clean, safe, and healthy work environment.
1.3.3. Use ethical character traits consistent with workplace standards (e.g., honesty, personal integrity, compassion, justice).
1.3.4. Identify how federal and state consumer protection laws affect products and services.
1.3.5. Access and implement safety compliance measures (e.g., quality assurance information, safety data sheets [SDSs], product safety data sheets
[PSDSs], United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA]) that
contribute to the continuous improvement of the organization.
1.3.6. Identify deceptive practices (e.g., bait and switch, identity theft, unlawful door-to-door sales, deceptive service estimates, fraudulent
misrepresentations) and their overall impact on organizational performance.
1.3.7. Identify the labor laws that affect employment and the consequences of noncompliance for both employee and employer (e.g., harassment, labor,
employment, employment interview, testing, minor labor laws, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Acts, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission [EEOC]).
1.3.8. Verify compliance with computer and intellectual property laws and regulations.
1.3.9. Identify potential conflicts of interest (e.g., personal gain, project bidding) between personal, organizational, and professional ethical standards.
1.3.2. Follow protocols and practices necessary to maintain a clean, safe, and healthy work environment.
1.3.3. Use ethical character traits consistent with workplace standards (e.g., honesty, personal integrity, compassion, justice).
1.3.4. Identify how federal and state consumer protection laws affect products and services.
1.3.5. Access and implement safety compliance measures (e.g., quality assurance information, safety data sheets [SDSs], product safety data sheets
[PSDSs], United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA]) that
contribute to the continuous improvement of the organization.
1.3.6. Identify deceptive practices (e.g., bait and switch, identity theft, unlawful door-to-door sales, deceptive service estimates, fraudulent
misrepresentations) and their overall impact on organizational performance.
1.3.7. Identify the labor laws that affect employment and the consequences of noncompliance for both employee and employer (e.g., harassment, labor,
employment, employment interview, testing, minor labor laws, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Acts, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission [EEOC]).
1.3.8. Verify compliance with computer and intellectual property laws and regulations.
1.3.9. Identify potential conflicts of interest (e.g., personal gain, project bidding) between personal, organizational, and professional ethical standards.