Quality Control (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

Under pressure from President Carter to gain control of her agency's budget, Carol Tucker Foreman, assistant secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services, introduced new, less labor intensive methods of quality control into the Meat...

Sexual Harassment in the Office (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On a Friday afternoon, Tina Wallinsky, a secretary in a Technical Information Unit of a federal agency, asked to speak privately with the unit director, Dan Newcomb. In a state of some agitation, Wallinsky related a conversation she had had with...

Sexual Harassment in the Office

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On a Friday afternoon, Tina Wallinsky, a secretary in a Technical Information Unit of a federal agency, asked to speak privately with the unit director, Dan Newcomb. In a state of some agitation, Wallinsky related a conversation she had had with...

Note on the Congressional Budget Process

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

In 1981, President Reagan presented Congress with a proposal to cut federal non-defense spending significantly by distributing the expenditures to the states in the form of block grants. The cases this note is attached to (cases # 458, 459, 460...

Rescission of the Passive Restraints Standard (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On October 23, 1981, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) head Raymond A. Peck, Jr. announced his decision to rescind those sections of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 which would have required passive...

Rescission of the Passive Restraints Standard

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On October 23, 1981, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) head Raymond A. Peck, Jr. announced his decision to rescind those sections of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 which would have required passive...

George Marshall

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case presents a view of the renowned army general, World War II chief of staff, secretary of state and secretary of defense, as seen through the eyes of his contemporaries. It may be read singly or in conjunction with George Washington...

Fates of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case is a sequel to both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. It follows the two leaders from 1965 until their assassinations in 1968 and 1965, respectively, briefly recounting their final accomplishments and the circumstances leading up to...

Consumer Affairs and the FDIC: Abridged

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case examines the efforts of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a special "consumer affairs" office in response to the mandate of the 1975 Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act. The creation of the office...

Consumer Affairs and the FDIC

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case examines the efforts of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a special "consumer affairs" office in response to the mandate of the 1975 Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act. The creation of the office...

Title IV-A Social Services Claims Resolution

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

The 1962 Public Welfare Amendments Act authorized HEW to grant funds to states for social services delivered to both actual and potential welfare recipients. The ambiguity of the law and the Great Society zeal of several bureaucrats who...

Age Discrimination

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In this disguised case, Nick Werden, a 59-year-old scientist and former division head at the Kennedy Space Exploration and Research Administration, brings an age discrimination suit against his employers after he loses his bid for a new position...