Cengage Advantage Books: Foundations of the Legal Environment of Business 2nd Edition by Marianne Jennings, Albert Napier, Marianne Jennings

Exercise 4

A federal regulation promulgated by the EPA restricts the amount of water than can flow from shower heads to a rate of 2.5 gallons per minute. When the regulation took effect, many hotel chains had complaints from their guests about the slow water flow and the difficulty they had in bathing. Westin Hotels and Resorts announced that it would install two showerheads in the baths and showers of its hotel rooms to accommodate its guests. Each showerhead will meet federal requirements, but if both showerheads are turned on, the guests will have water at a rate of 5 gallons per minute. Westin maintains that it is in compliance with the law. A federal employee responded, "But we didn't anticipate the loophole of 2 showerheads per shower."4 Discuss the Westin approach to compliance with the law.