DP11

DecisionPoint
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DP11

Once Engineer Intern A accepted employment under the 90-day licensure condition and subsequently failed the PE exam a third time — triggering State X's additional requirements — did his obligation to promptly disclose that failure to XYZ Consultants arise from a deontological faithful agent duty owed to his employer, from prudential self-interest in protecting the employment relationship, or from both, and does the grounding of that obligation affect its ethical force?

Engineer Intern A: Post-Hire Faithful Agent Notification Obligation vs. Prudential Self-Protection After Third PE Exam Failure

Promptly disclose the third PE exam failure and its State X regulatory consequences to XYZ Consultants as a faithful agent duty owed to the employer, framing the notification as fulfillment of a professional obligation to ensure the employer can make informed staffing and project decisions

Disclose the third PE exam failure to XYZ Consultants after first consulting with a professional advisor or attorney to assess the employment consequences, treating the disclosure as a strategic relational decision rather than an immediate professional duty

Disclose the third PE exam failure to XYZ Consultants while simultaneously presenting a concrete remediation plan — including a timeline for satisfying State X's additional requirements — framing the disclosure as a proactive faithful agent notification paired with a proposed path to fulfilling the employment condition

Engineer Intern A