Overview
Facts Discussion
Provenance Draft

PASS 1: Contextual Framework Facts Section

Case 148: Employment—Duty To Disclose Revocation Of Contractor License

R Roles
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Classes
2
Individuals
S States
3
Classes
5
Individuals
Rs Resources
0
Classes
6
Individuals

Extracted Ontology Entities

16 RDF entities extracted organized by concept type

R Roles

Roles Classes
0
No new roles classes were identified in this section.
Roles Individuals
2
No new roles classes were discovered - the 2 individual(s) below reference existing classes from the ontology.
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Engineer F Contractor License Revocation Omitting Engineer
Contractor License Revocation Omitting Engineer
Linked
Contractor License Revocation Omitting Engineer
C148
Text References:
"Engineer F is a professional engineer and applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm"
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.97
Role Class: Contractor License Revocation Omitting Engineer
Role Category: employer_relationship
Case Involvement: Engineer F, a licensed PE and former fire sprinkler contracting firm owner, applied for an engineering position and answered 'no' to the application question about disciplinary action or license suspension/revocation. His PE license was never revoked, but his contractor's license was revoked for allowing an unlicensed individual unrelated to his firm to use his contractor license number on another project. The omission of this material fact on the employment application raises obligations of truthfulness and disclosure.
License: Professional Engineer
Prior role: Fire sprinkler contracting firm owner
Contractor license status: Revoked
Pe license status: Active (never suspended or revoked)
Applicant to: Engineering Firm Hiring Authority
Former owner of: Fire Sprinkler Contracting Firm
[facts] "Engineer F is a professional engineer and applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • attributes: {'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'prior_role': 'Fire sprinkler contracting firm owner', 'contractor_license_status': 'Revoked', 'PE_license_status': 'Active (never suspended or revoked)'}
  • relationships: {'type': 'applicant_to', 'target': 'Engineering Firm Hiring Authority'}; {'type': 'former_owner_of', 'target': 'Fire Sprinkler Contracting Firm'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F is a professional engineer and applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm; Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application; Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project
  • importance content: high
  • roleClass content: Contractor License Revocation Omitting Engineer
  • roleCategory content: employer_relationship
  • caseInvolvement content: Engineer F, a licensed PE and former fire sprinkler contracting firm owner, applied for an engineering position and answered 'no' to the application question about disciplinary action or license suspension/revocation. His PE license was never revoked, but his contractor's license was revoked for allowing an unlicensed individual unrelated to his firm to use his contractor license number on another project. The omission of this material fact on the employment application raises obligations of truthfulness and disclosure.
  • confidence assessment: 0.97
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Engineering Firm Hiring Authority
Engineering Firm Hiring Authority
Linked
Engineering Firm Hiring Authority
C148
Text References:
"applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm"
"On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or r..."
"the engineering firm learns that while Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.95
Role Class: Engineering Firm Hiring Authority
Role Category: employer_relationship
Case Involvement: The engineering firm that posted a professional engineering position, administered an employment application containing a question about prior disciplinary actions or license revocations, and later discovered that Engineer F's contractor's license had been revoked, a fact not disclosed on the application.
Entity type: Engineering firm
Action: Reviewed employment application; discovered undisclosed contractor license revocation
Prospective employer of: Engineer F Contractor License Revocation Omitting Engineer
[facts] "applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • attributes: {'entity_type': 'Engineering firm', 'action': 'Reviewed employment application; discovered undisclosed contractor license revocation'}
  • relationships: {'type': 'prospective_employer_of', 'target': 'Engineer F Contractor License Revocation Omitting Engineer'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm; On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'; the engineering firm learns that while Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked
  • importance content: high
  • roleClass content: Engineering Firm Hiring Authority
  • roleCategory content: employer_relationship
  • caseInvolvement content: The engineering firm that posted a professional engineering position, administered an employment application containing a question about prior disciplinary actions or license revocations, and later discovered that Engineer F's contractor's license had been revoked, a fact not disclosed on the application.
  • confidence assessment: 0.95

S States

States Classes
3
changed
New C148
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
State in which a professional engineer has had a license in a domain adjacent to or separate from professional engineering (such as a contractor's license) revoked or suspended for conduct reflecting on professional integrity, and has not disclosed this revocation on an employment application that narrowly asks only about professional engineering license discipline, creating a tension between the technical accuracy of the negative answer and the ethical obligation to disclose material information about professional conduct, particularly where the underlying conduct (e.g., allowing unlicensed use of a license number) reflects on the engineer's fitness and integrity regardless of the license domain.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
"there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'"
Confidence: 0.88
Importance: high
State Category: information
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions:
  • Professional engineer holds or held a non-PE license in an adjacent domain
  • Non-PE license was revoked or suspended for conduct-related reasons
  • Employment application question is narrowly scoped to PE license discipline
  • Engineer answers negatively to the PE-specific question
Termination Conditions:
  • Engineer voluntarily discloses the contractor license revocation
  • Employer independently discovers the revocation
  • Application question is broadened to cover all professional licenses
Obligation Activation:
  • Duty of honesty and non-deception in professional representations
  • Obligation to disclose material information affecting employer's hiring decision
  • Obligation not to exploit narrow question framing to conceal material facts
Action Constraints:
  • Engineer should not rely on narrow question wording to justify omission of material conduct history
  • Engineer should proactively disclose conduct-based license revocations even if not strictly required by question wording
Principle Transformation: Transforms the general duty of honesty into a specific obligation to disclose material professional conduct history even when application questions are narrowly scoped, because exploiting question narrowness to conceal material facts constitutes deception by omission.
[facts] "Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application; Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project; there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'
  • importance content: high
  • stateCategory content: information
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Transforms the general duty of honesty into a specific obligation to disclose material professional conduct history even when application questions are narrowly scoped, because exploiting question narrowness to conceal material facts constitutes deception by omission.
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Professional engineer holds or held a non-PE license in an adjacent domain; Non-PE license was revoked or suspended for conduct-related reasons; Employment application question is narrowly scoped to PE license discipline; Engineer answers negatively to the PE-specific question
  • terminationConditions: Engineer voluntarily discloses the contractor license revocation; Employer independently discovers the revocation; Application question is broadened to cover all professional licenses
  • obligationActivation: Duty of honesty and non-deception in professional representations; Obligation to disclose material information affecting employer's hiring decision; Obligation not to exploit narrow question framing to conceal material facts
  • actionConstraints: Engineer should not rely on narrow question wording to justify omission of material conduct history; Engineer should proactively disclose conduct-based license revocations even if not strictly required by question wording
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New C148
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
State in which an employment or professional application contains a question that is narrowly scoped to a specific license type or domain, and the applicant possesses material adverse information (such as a revocation, discipline, or finding of wrongdoing) in a related but technically excluded domain, such that a literal negative answer is technically accurate but materially misleading, activating the ethical obligation to either disclose the excluded information voluntarily or to clarify the answer to avoid creating a false impression of a clean professional record.
Properties
Text References:
"there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'"
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
"Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked"
Confidence: 0.85
Importance: high
State Category: information
Persistence Type: non_inertial
Activation Conditions:
  • Application question is narrowly worded to a specific license type or domain
  • Applicant has adverse history in a related but technically excluded domain
  • Literal answer to narrow question would be technically accurate but misleading
Termination Conditions:
  • Applicant supplements answer with voluntary disclosure
  • Employer discovers the excluded adverse history independently
  • Application process concludes
Obligation Activation:
  • Duty not to deceive by technically accurate but misleading statements
  • Obligation to provide complete and non-misleading professional representations
  • Duty of candor in employment applications
Action Constraints:
  • Should not exploit narrow question framing to avoid disclosure of material adverse history
  • Should supplement technically accurate answers with clarifying disclosures when omission would mislead
Principle Transformation: Transforms the general principle of honesty into a specific duty of supplemental disclosure when narrow question framing would otherwise permit a technically accurate but substantively deceptive omission.
[facts] "there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'; Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application; Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked
  • importance content: high
  • stateCategory content: information
  • persistenceType content: non_inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Transforms the general principle of honesty into a specific duty of supplemental disclosure when narrow question framing would otherwise permit a technically accurate but substantively deceptive omission.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Application question is narrowly worded to a specific license type or domain; Applicant has adverse history in a related but technically excluded domain; Literal answer to narrow question would be technically accurate but misleading
  • terminationConditions: Applicant supplements answer with voluntary disclosure; Employer discovers the excluded adverse history independently; Application process concludes
  • obligationActivation: Duty not to deceive by technically accurate but misleading statements; Obligation to provide complete and non-misleading professional representations; Duty of candor in employment applications
  • actionConstraints: Should not exploit narrow question framing to avoid disclosure of material adverse history; Should supplement technically accurate answers with clarifying disclosures when omission would mislead
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New C148
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
State in which a professional engineer has had a non-engineering professional license (such as a contractor's license) revoked due to conduct that reflects on professional integrity, specifically, conduct such as allowing an unlicensed individual to use the license number, which constitutes a form of license fraud or facilitation of unlicensed practice, where the revocation, while not in the PE domain, is ethically material to assessments of the engineer's fitness, honesty, and professional character, and may trigger disclosure obligations even absent an explicit requirement.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
"Previously, Engineer F was the owner of a fire sprinkler contracting firm which was required to have a contractor's license"
Confidence: 0.87
Importance: high
State Category: regulatory
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions:
  • Engineer holds or held a non-PE professional license
  • Non-PE license was revoked for conduct reflecting on integrity (e.g., license number misuse, fraud, facilitation of unlicensed practice)
  • Engineer is subject to PE ethical obligations regarding honesty and fitness
Termination Conditions:
  • Revocation is disclosed and addressed
  • Sufficient time passes and conduct is remediated (if applicable)
Obligation Activation:
  • Obligation to disclose material conduct history affecting professional fitness assessments
  • Duty not to misrepresent professional record by omission
  • Obligation to avoid facilitating unlicensed practice in any domain
Action Constraints:
  • Engineer should not treat non-PE license revocations as categorically irrelevant to PE professional obligations
  • Engineer should disclose integrity-relevant conduct regardless of the license domain in which it occurred
Principle Transformation: Transforms the PE ethical obligation of honesty and professional integrity into a duty to disclose conduct-based license revocations in adjacent domains, because integrity is domain-agnostic even when licensure is domain-specific.
[facts] "Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project; Previously, Engineer F was the owner of a fire sprinkler contracting firm which was required to have a contractor's license
  • importance content: high
  • stateCategory content: regulatory
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Transforms the PE ethical obligation of honesty and professional integrity into a duty to disclose conduct-based license revocations in adjacent domains, because integrity is domain-agnostic even when licensure is domain-specific.
  • confidence assessment: 0.87
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Engineer holds or held a non-PE professional license; Non-PE license was revoked for conduct reflecting on integrity (e.g., license number misuse, fraud, facilitation of unlicensed practice); Engineer is subject to PE ethical obligations regarding honesty and fitness
  • terminationConditions: Revocation is disclosed and addressed; Sufficient time passes and conduct is remediated (if applicable)
  • obligationActivation: Obligation to disclose material conduct history affecting professional fitness assessments; Duty not to misrepresent professional record by omission; Obligation to avoid facilitating unlicensed practice in any domain
  • actionConstraints: Engineer should not treat non-PE license revocations as categorically irrelevant to PE professional obligations; Engineer should disclose integrity-relevant conduct regardless of the license domain in which it occurred
States Individuals
5
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Engineer F Contractor License Revocation
Non-PELicenseRevocationforIntegrity-RelevantConductState
New C148
Text References:
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.92
State Class: Non-PE License Revocation for Integrity-Relevant Conduct State
Subject: Engineer F's contractor's license status
Active Period: From the time Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked, persisting through the employment application process and beyond
Triggering Event: Revocation of Engineer F's contractor's license for allowing an unlicensed individual unrelated to his firm to use the contractor license number on another project
Terminated By: Not terminated within the case facts; persists as a matter of record
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer F
  • Prospective employer engineering firm
  • Unlicensed individual who used the license number
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • affectedParties: Engineer F; Prospective employer engineering firm; Unlicensed individual who used the license number
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project
  • importance content: high
  • stateClass content: Non-PE License Revocation for Integrity-Relevant Conduct State
  • subject content: Engineer F's contractor's license status
  • activePeriod content: From the time Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked, persisting through the employment application process and beyond
  • triggeringEvent content: Revocation of Engineer F's contractor's license for allowing an unlicensed individual unrelated to his firm to use the contractor license number on another project
  • terminatedBy content: Not terminated within the case facts; persists as a matter of record
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
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Engineer F Adjudicated Wrongdoing Disclosure Obligation
Adjudicated Wrongdoing Disclosure Obligation State
Linked
Adjudicated Wrongdoing Disclosure Obligation State
C148
Text References:
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
"On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or r..."
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.78
State Class: Adjudicated Wrongdoing Disclosure Obligation State
Subject: Engineer F's obligation to disclose the contractor license revocation as an adjudicated finding of wrongdoing
Active Period: From the time of contractor license revocation through the employment application process
Triggering Event: Formal revocation of contractor's license constituting an adjudicated finding of wrongdoing (facilitating unlicensed practice)
Terminated By: Not resolved within the case facts
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer F
  • Engineering firm employer
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • affectedParties: Engineer F; Engineering firm employer
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project; On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'
  • importance content: high
  • stateClass content: Adjudicated Wrongdoing Disclosure Obligation State
  • subject content: Engineer F's obligation to disclose the contractor license revocation as an adjudicated finding of wrongdoing
  • activePeriod content: From the time of contractor license revocation through the employment application process
  • triggeringEvent content: Formal revocation of contractor's license constituting an adjudicated finding of wrongdoing (facilitating unlicensed practice)
  • terminatedBy content: Not resolved within the case facts
  • confidence assessment: 0.78
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
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Engineer F Employment Application Narrow Question Omission
NarrowApplicationQuestionExploitableOmissionState
New C148
Text References:
"there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'"
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
"the engineering firm learns that while Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.91
State Class: Narrow Application Question Exploitable Omission State
Subject: Engineer F's response to the employment application disciplinary question
Active Period: At the time of completing the employment application; discovered later by the engineering firm
Triggering Event: Engineer F answering 'no' to the question about PE discipline/license suspension or revocation, while holding a revoked contractor's license
Terminated By: Engineering firm's independent discovery of the contractor license revocation
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer F
  • Prospective employer engineering firm
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • affectedParties: Engineer F; Prospective employer engineering firm
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'; Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application; the engineering firm learns that while Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked
  • importance content: high
  • stateClass content: Narrow Application Question Exploitable Omission State
  • subject content: Engineer F's response to the employment application disciplinary question
  • activePeriod content: At the time of completing the employment application; discovered later by the engineering firm
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer F answering 'no' to the question about PE discipline/license suspension or revocation, while holding a revoked contractor's license
  • terminatedBy content: Engineering firm's independent discovery of the contractor license revocation
  • confidence assessment: 0.91
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
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Engineer F Cross-Domain License Revocation Non-Disclosure
Cross-DomainLicenseRevocationNon-DisclosureState
New C148
Text References:
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
"Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Cross-Domain License Revocation Non-Disclosure State
Subject: Engineer F's non-disclosure of contractor license revocation on PE employment application
Active Period: From submission of employment application through employer's discovery of the revocation
Triggering Event: Engineer F completing the employment application without disclosing the contractor license revocation, relying on the narrow PE-specific framing of the question
Terminated By: Engineering firm's independent discovery of the contractor license revocation
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer F
  • Engineering firm employer
  • Clients of the engineering firm who would be served by Engineer F
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • affectedParties: Engineer F; Engineering firm employer; Clients of the engineering firm who would be served by Engineer F
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application; Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project; Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended
  • importance content: high
  • stateClass content: Cross-Domain License Revocation Non-Disclosure State
  • subject content: Engineer F's non-disclosure of contractor license revocation on PE employment application
  • activePeriod content: From submission of employment application through employer's discovery of the revocation
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer F completing the employment application without disclosing the contractor license revocation, relying on the narrow PE-specific framing of the question
  • terminatedBy content: Engineering firm's independent discovery of the contractor license revocation
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
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Engineer F Privacy vs Material Omission Tension
Privacy Right vs. Material Omission Tension State
Linked
Privacy Right vs. Material Omission Tension State
C148
Text References:
"there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'"
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
"Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Privacy Right vs. Material Omission Tension State
Subject: Engineer F's tension between relying on narrow question wording and disclosing material conduct history
Active Period: At the time of completing the employment application
Triggering Event: Engineer F's decision about how to respond to the narrowly worded disciplinary question given the contractor license revocation
Terminated By: Engineer F's decision to answer negatively (resolving the tension in favor of non-disclosure)
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer F
  • Engineering firm employer
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • affectedParties: Engineer F; Engineering firm employer
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'; Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application; Engineer F's engineering license was never revoked or suspended, Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked
  • importance content: high
  • stateClass content: Privacy Right vs. Material Omission Tension State
  • subject content: Engineer F's tension between relying on narrow question wording and disclosing material conduct history
  • activePeriod content: At the time of completing the employment application
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer F's decision about how to respond to the narrowly worded disciplinary question given the contractor license revocation
  • terminatedBy content: Engineer F's decision to answer negatively (resolving the tension in favor of non-disclosure)
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium

Rs Resources

Resources Classes
0
No new resources classes were identified in this section.
Resources Individuals
6
No new resources classes were discovered - the 6 individual(s) below reference existing classes from the ontology.
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Contractor-License-Revocation-Disclosure-Standard
Contractor License Revocation Disclosure Standard
Linked
Contractor License Revocation Disclosure Standard
C148
Text References:
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.95
Resource Class: Contractor License Revocation Disclosure Standard
Document Title: Contractor License Revocation Disclosure Standard
Created By: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
Version: Current
Used By: Engineer F when answering the employment application question; engineering firm evaluating Engineer F's fitness
Used In Context: Governs whether Engineer F had an ethical obligation to disclose the revocation of his contractor's license on the employment application, even though the application question was framed narrowly around engineering licensure. The revocation was material to the employer's assessment of Engineer F's character and integrity.
[facts] "Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • usedBy: Engineer F when answering the employment application question; engineering firm evaluating Engineer F's fitness
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project; Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application
  • importance content: high
  • resourceClass content: Contractor License Revocation Disclosure Standard
  • documentTitle content: Contractor License Revocation Disclosure Standard
  • createdBy content: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
  • version content: Current
  • usedInContext content: Governs whether Engineer F had an ethical obligation to disclose the revocation of his contractor's license on the employment application, even though the application question was framed narrowly around engineering licensure. The revocation was material to the employer's assessment of Engineer F's character and integrity.
  • confidence assessment: 0.95
changed
Misrepresentation-in-Business-Dealings-Standard
Misrepresentation in Business Dealings Standard
Linked
Misrepresentation in Business Dealings Standard
C148
Text References:
"On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or r..."
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.92
Resource Class: Misrepresentation in Business Dealings Standard
Document Title: Misrepresentation in Business Dealings Standard
Created By: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
Version: Current
Used By: Engineer F in completing the employment application; ethics reviewers evaluating Engineer F's conduct
Used In Context: Governs whether Engineer F's technically accurate but potentially misleading negative response to the employment application question constitutes a prohibited misrepresentation in a business context, given that the contractor license revocation was material to the employer's evaluation of his professional character.
[facts] "On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or r..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • usedBy: Engineer F in completing the employment application; ethics reviewers evaluating Engineer F's conduct
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'; Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application; Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project
  • importance content: high
  • resourceClass content: Misrepresentation in Business Dealings Standard
  • documentTitle content: Misrepresentation in Business Dealings Standard
  • createdBy content: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
  • version content: Current
  • usedInContext content: Governs whether Engineer F's technically accurate but potentially misleading negative response to the employment application question constitutes a prohibited misrepresentation in a business context, given that the contractor license revocation was material to the employer's evaluation of his professional character.
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
changed
Linked
Professional Code
C148
Text References:
"On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or r..."
"Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.97
Resource Class: Professional Code
Document Title: NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Created By: National Society of Professional Engineers
Version: Current
Used By: Engineer F in completing employment application; engineering firm in evaluating Engineer F's conduct
Used In Context: Primary normative authority governing Engineer F's obligation to provide truthful and complete disclosures on an employment application, including the duty not to deceive or mislead a prospective employer through technically accurate but materially incomplete answers
[facts] "On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or r..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • usedBy: Engineer F in completing employment application; engineering firm in evaluating Engineer F's conduct
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'; Engineer F responds in the negative on the employment application
  • importance content: high
  • resourceClass content: Professional Code
  • documentTitle content: NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
  • createdBy content: National Society of Professional Engineers
  • version content: Current
  • usedInContext content: Primary normative authority governing Engineer F's obligation to provide truthful and complete disclosures on an employment application, including the duty not to deceive or mislead a prospective employer through technically accurate but materially incomplete answers
  • confidence assessment: 0.97
changed
Qualification-Representation-Standard
Qualification Representation Standard
Linked
Qualification Representation Standard
C148
Text References:
"Engineer F is a professional engineer and applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm"
"On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or r..."
Importance: medium
Confidence: 0.85
Resource Class: Qualification Representation Standard
Document Title: Qualification Representation Standard
Created By: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
Version: Current
Used By: Engineer F in completing the employment application
Used In Context: Governs Engineer F's obligation to honestly and accurately represent his professional background, disciplinary history, and fitness when seeking a professional engineering position, prohibiting omissions or technically accurate statements that create a false impression of his qualifications and character.
[facts] "Engineer F is a professional engineer and applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • usedBy: Engineer F in completing the employment application
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F is a professional engineer and applies for a professional engineering position with an engineering firm; On the engineering firm employment application, there is a question asking whether the engineer 'has ever been disciplined in the practice of professional engineering or had his license suspended or revoked?'
  • importance content: medium
  • resourceClass content: Qualification Representation Standard
  • documentTitle content: Qualification Representation Standard
  • createdBy content: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
  • version content: Current
  • usedInContext content: Governs Engineer F's obligation to honestly and accurately represent his professional background, disciplinary history, and fitness when seeking a professional engineering position, prohibiting omissions or technically accurate statements that create a false impression of his qualifications and character.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
changed
Personal-Misconduct-Ethics-Standard
Personal Misconduct Ethics Standard
Linked
Personal Misconduct Ethics Standard
C148
Text References:
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Importance: high
Confidence: 0.9
Resource Class: Personal Misconduct Ethics Standard
Document Title: Personal Misconduct Ethics Standard
Created By: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
Version: Current
Used By: Ethics reviewers evaluating whether Engineer F's contractor-related misconduct falls within the scope of professional engineering ethics
Used In Context: Governs whether Engineer F's conduct, allowing an unlicensed individual unrelated to his firm to use his contractor license number, constitutes misconduct that, while not directly in the practice of professional engineering, nonetheless implicates professional ethics obligations because it reflects on his integrity, honesty, and fitness as a professional.
[facts] "Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • usedBy: Ethics reviewers evaluating whether Engineer F's contractor-related misconduct falls within the scope of professional engineering ethics
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project
  • importance content: high
  • resourceClass content: Personal Misconduct Ethics Standard
  • documentTitle content: Personal Misconduct Ethics Standard
  • createdBy content: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
  • version content: Current
  • usedInContext content: Governs whether Engineer F's conduct, allowing an unlicensed individual unrelated to his firm to use his contractor license number, constitutes misconduct that, while not directly in the practice of professional engineering, nonetheless implicates professional ethics obligations because it reflects on his integrity, honesty, and fitness as a professional.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
changed
Unlicensed-Practice-Reporting-Standard
Unlicensed Practice Reporting Standard
Linked
Unlicensed Practice Reporting Standard
C148
Text References:
"Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Importance: medium
Confidence: 0.82
Resource Class: Unlicensed Practice Reporting Standard
Document Title: Unlicensed Practice Reporting Standard
Created By: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
Version: Current
Used By: Ethics reviewers assessing the nature and severity of Engineer F's underlying misconduct
Used In Context: Provides background context for the underlying misconduct that led to Engineer F's contractor license revocation, specifically, Engineer F facilitated an unlicensed individual's use of a contractor license number, which is directly related to the professional norms prohibiting facilitation of unlicensed practice.
[facts] "Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project"
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • usedBy: Ethics reviewers assessing the nature and severity of Engineer F's underlying misconduct
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer F's contractor's license was revoked because he allowed an unlicensed individual who was unrelated to his contracting firm to use the contractor license number on another project
  • importance content: medium
  • resourceClass content: Unlicensed Practice Reporting Standard
  • documentTitle content: Unlicensed Practice Reporting Standard
  • createdBy content: Professional engineering ethics review bodies
  • version content: Current
  • usedInContext content: Provides background context for the underlying misconduct that led to Engineer F's contractor license revocation, specifically, Engineer F facilitated an unlicensed individual's use of a contractor license number, which is directly related to the professional norms prohibiting facilitation of unlicensed practice.
  • confidence assessment: 0.82
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