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June 2013: Keeping the Playing Field Level
May 2013: Employers' Responsibilities to Employees
April 2013: The Public's Right to the Right Information
March 2013: Maintaining Zero Tolerance for Bribery, Fraud, and Corruption
February 2013: Ethical Practice Demands Expertise
January 2013: Fostering a Culture of Safety
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December 2012: The Importance of a Personal Pledge
November 2012: The Ethical Aspects of Competition
October 2012: Keeping Information Confidential
September 2012: Pitfalls of Parting
July/August: 2012 Our Profession’s Debt to Daniel W. Mead
June 2012: The Ethical Aspects of Promotional Expenses
May 2012: The Importance of Understanding Engineering Ethics
April 2012 Should Past Ethics Violations Be Disclosed in Elections?
March 2012: Exercise Care in Making Political Contributions
February 2012: Exercise Caution in Offering Gratuities
January 2012: Standing Up and Pushing Back
December 2011: More Than One Code May Apply
November 2011: Code Addresses New Ethical Challenges
October 2011: Code of Ethics Applies to Author’s Responsibilities
September 2011: Ethical Merits Then and Now
August 2011: The Importance of Engineering Ethics
July 2011: Ensuring the Safety, Health, and Welfare of the Public
June 2011: The Personal Element
May 2011 Defining Ethical Behavior
April 2011: The Responsibility to Report Wrongdoing
March 2011: Collusive Bidding Scheme Prompts Indictments
February 2011: Standards and Anti-Competitive Behavior: The Hydrolevel Case
January 2011: Comparison of Engineering Society Codes of Conduct
December 2010: Disclosing Financial Support of Study Reported in Professional Journal
November 2010: Disclosure of Confidential Information from one Competitor to Another
October 2010: Member Observes Deficiencies While Working as Construction Inspector
September 2010: Member Questions Bridge Design Without Thorough Knowledge of Facts
July/August 2010: Member Asked to Pay Fee in Exchange for Contractor’s Referral to Client
May 2010: Duty To Investigate Hints of Impropriety in Project Financial Transactions
April 2010 Value of Live, Interactive Discussion of Engineering Ethics Issues
March 2010: Municipal Engineer Reviews Plans Performed by His Own Firm
February 2010: Expert Witness Provides Inconsistent, Unsupported Testimony
January 2010: Member Pressured to Change Recommendation in Professional Report
December 2009: Member Suspects Treatment Plant is Not in Compliance with Fire Code
November 2009: Limitation of Liability Clauses
October 2009: Research Paper Published without Team Leader’s Knowledge/Inclusion
September 2009: Engineer Donates Goods to Public Official in Exchange for Work
July/August 2009: Expert Witness Testifies Outside Areas of Expertise
May 2009: Public Official Awards Contracts to Firm Paying Him as “Consultant”
April 2009: Departing Employee Recruits Employer’s Clients, Criticizes Employer
March 2009: Employer Reimburses Employee for Political Campaign Contributions
February 2009: Mandatory Continuing Education
January 2009: Member Pays Public Official in Exchange for Service Contracts
December 2008: Departing Employee Persuades Clients to Cancel Contracts with Employer
November 2008: Development of Sustainability Provisions in ASCE Code of Ethics
October 2008: Engineer Wins Raffle Prize from Potential Product Vendor
September 2008: Engineer Prepares Fraudulent Board Minute to Cover CEO’s Misconduct
August 2008: Ethics of Publishing Case Histories
July 2008: ASCE’s Ethics Enforcement Process
June 2008: Member Makes Campaign Contributions under Family, Friends’ Names
May 2008: Member Inflates Hours as Reported on Time Sheets
April 2008: The Seven Fundamental Canons of ASCE’s Code of Ethics
March 2008: Advertisements Falsely Imply ASCE Sponsorship of Member’s CE Course
February 2008: Licensure of Federal Employees
January 2008: Female Engineer Faces Workplace Discrimination
December 2007: Development of the First ASCE Code of Ethics
November 2007: Use of P.E. on Business Cards Outside of Licensed Jurisdiction(s)
October 2007: Payment of “Consulting Fees” to Foreign Agent to Secure Contracts
September 2007: Student Takes ASCE Chapter Funds for Personal Use
August 2007: Reviewing and Sealing Documents Prepared by a Deceased Engineer
July 2007: William J. LeMessurier
June 2007: Engineering Firm Shareholder Elected to Public Office
May 2007: Joint Venture Partner Seeks to Lower Costs by Using Inferior Hardware
April 2007: Member Suspects Testing Results Are False or Inaccurate
March 2007: ASCE Removes “Supplanting” Language from Code of Ethics
February 2007: ASCE Removes Price-Bidding Restrictions from Code of Ethics
January 2007: The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
December 2006: Engineers Collude To Suppress Competition on Government Contracts
November 2006: Professor Submits Student’s Research Paper as His Own Work
October 2006: Member Bills Municipality for Work Not Done by Member’s Firm
September 2006: Student Publishes Paper Plagiarizing Professor’s Lecture Notes/Thesis
August 2006 Departing Employee Recruits Co-Workers to Join New Firm
July 2006: Engineer Files Fraudulent Corporate Income Tax Return
June 2006: Firm Solicits Help from Local Engineer Under False Promise of Work
May 2006: Firm Changes Title Block, Uses Another Company’s Drawings
April 2006: Engineers Fail To Disclose Private Interest in Report to Public Agency
March 2006: Engineer Submits False Report on Soil Conditions
February 2006: Use of Client Information To Have an Adverse Impact on Client
January 2006: Review of Report Makes Inflammatory Criticisms of Report’s Authors
December 2005: Paper Borrows Heavily from Another Author’s Work without Credit
November 2005: Consultant’s Review of Another Consultant’s Report
October 2005: Spiro Agnew Indicted in Engineering Contract Kickback Scheme
September 2005: Engineers Falsify Invoices To Disguise Kickback Scheme
August 2005: Firm Falsifies Timesheets on Government Project
July 2005: Public Employee Awards Contracts in Exchange for Contributions
June 2005: Engineer Pays Percent of Government Contracts to County Employee
May 2005: Engineer Reviews and Seals Plans Prepared by Another Firm
April 2005: Engineer’s Report Plagiarizes Another Firm’s Report on Similar Project