Pending Termination Notice Active Employment Continuation State
Class
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PendingTerminationNoticeActiveEmploymentContinuationState
Definition
State in which an engineer has received formal notice of forthcoming termination but continues to perform active employment duties for the employer during the intervening period before the termination takes effect. This creates a dual-obligation condition: the engineer remains a faithful agent of the employer with full loyalty duties, while simultaneously being aware that the employment relationship is ending and potentially planning post-employment activities. The state raises ethical questions about the permissibility of competitive actions (e.g., client solicitation) undertaken during this transitional window.
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Subclass of
Definition
State in which an engineer has received formal notice of forthcoming termination but continues to perform active employment duties for the employer during the intervening period before the termination takes effect. This creates a dual-obligation condition: the engineer remains a faithful agent of the employer with full loyalty duties, while simultaneously being aware that the employment relationship is ending and potentially planning post-employment activities. The state raises ethical questions about the permissibility of competitive actions (e.g., client solicitation) undertaken during this transitional window.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A thereupon notified clients of Engineer B that Engineer A was planning to start another engineering firm
TTL
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rdfs:label "Pending Termination Notice Active Employment Continuation State" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which an engineer has received formal notice of forthcoming termination but continues to perform active employment duties for the employer during the intervening period before the termination takes effect. This creates a dual-obligation condition: the engineer remains a faithful agent of the employer with full loyalty duties, while simultaneously being aware that the employment relationship is ending and potentially planning post-employment activities. The state raises ethical questions about the permissibility of competitive actions (e.g., client solicitation) undertaken during this transitional window." ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#State> .
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Ontology
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Content Hash
e7db7e12724ecbe7...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
171
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-02T14:24:15.972252+00:00
First Discovered In Case
171
Generated
2026-03-02T14:24:15.972252+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 171 Extraction