Engineer B Free Enterprise Departure Right Non-Ethical-Proscription Recognition
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/171#Engineer_B_Free_Enterprise_Departure_Right_Non-Ethical-Proscription_Recognition
Properties
Instance of
FreeEnterpriseDepartureRightNon-Ethical-ProscriptionRecognitionObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FreeEnterpriseDepartureRightNon-Ethical-ProscriptionRecognitionObligation
Case context
Engineer B terminated Engineer A for lack of work; Engineer A's subsequent solicitation of Engineer B's clients for his new firm must be evaluated against specific Code provisions rather than a general loyalty presumption.
Compliance status
unclear
Confidence
0.82
Importance
medium
Obligated party
Engineer B
Obligation statement
Engineer B was obligated to recognize that Engineer A's decision to depart and establish a competing firm — even while still employed during the notice period — raised no general ethical proscription under the NSPE Code, and that any ethical constraints on Engineer A's departure conduct must be grounded in specific Code provisions rather than a general presumption against competitive departure by a terminated employee.
Temporal scope
From issuance of termination notice onward
Relationships
derivedFromPrinciple
At-Will Employment Symmetry and Engineer Mobility Right Contextual Boundary Applied
Source Evidence
Source text
On November 15, 1982 Engineer B notified Engineer A that Engineer B was going to terminate Engineer A because of lack of work.
Text references
Engineer A thereupon notified clients of Engineer B that Engineer A was planning to start another engineering firm and would appreciate being considered for future work.
On November 15, 1982 Engineer B notified Engineer A that Engineer B was going to terminate Engineer A because of lack of work.
TTL
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rdfs:label "Engineer B Free Enterprise Departure Right Non-Ethical-Proscription Recognition" ;
proeth:casecontext "Engineer B terminated Engineer A for lack of work; Engineer A's subsequent solicitation of Engineer B's clients for his new firm must be evaluated against specific Code provisions rather than a general loyalty presumption." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unclear" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.82" ;
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proeth:discoveredincase "171" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-02T14:31:39.785898+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "171" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-02T14:31:39.785898+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer B" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Free Enterprise Departure Right Non-Ethical-Proscription Recognition Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer B was obligated to recognize that Engineer A's decision to depart and establish a competing firm — even while still employed during the notice period — raised no general ethical proscription under the NSPE Code, and that any ethical constraints on Engineer A's departure conduct must be grounded in specific Code provisions rather than a general presumption against competitive departure by a terminated employee." ;
proeth:sourcetext "On November 15, 1982 Engineer B notified Engineer A that Engineer B was going to terminate Engineer A because of lack of work." ;
proeth:temporalscope "From issuance of termination notice onward" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A thereupon notified clients of Engineer B that Engineer A was planning to start another engineering firm and would appreciate being considered for future work.",
"On November 15, 1982 Engineer B notified Engineer A that Engineer B was going to terminate Engineer A because of lack of work." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 171 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-02T14:51:15.278839"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 171 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
171
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T14:31:39.785898+00:00
First case
171
Generated
2026-03-02T14:31:39.785898+00:00
Attributed to
Case 171 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T14:51:15.278839
Generated by
ProEthica Case 171 Extraction