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A corporation is concerned about their exposure to criminal liability after the most recent election cycle placed a number of new legislators in Congress who campaigned against corporate corruption. ... Select the strategy that would be least effective in reducing the company's criminal liability.  It could prioritize ethical leadership when making hiring decisions for management-level positions.  It could strengthen its code of ethics to reflect the current political mood.  It could donate to the election campaigns of the new members of Congress to establish goodwill.  It could encourage reporting by establishing internal protections for whistleblowers beyond what is provided by Congressional law. CONCEPT Minimizing Corporate Criminal Liability 3 In which scenario do the different court systems in the U.S. interact properly?  When an employee in Colorado sues her employer for sexual harassment, the state court judge applies federal law relating to workplace harassment because it extends protections to employees beyond those provided by state law.  An Arizona resident drove through New Mexico to visit his college roommate and is hit by a delivery truck. When the New Mexico state court hears the case, the judge only takes Arizona law into consideration, since that's where the plaintiff resides.  A federal judge refuses to hear a negligence case that includes a state-based claim in addition to a federal one. She cites the fact that federal courts can never have jurisdiction over cases that involve state laws.  When an employee tries to file a discrimination complaint against her employer in Maine after she loses in a Vermont state court, the Maine state court agrees to hear the case. [Show More]

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