In the case of United States v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co., the U.S. Supreme Court established that:
A)executives in an organization with an effective ethics program can receive lesser sentences for unethical actions.
B)an employer can be held responsible for the acts of its employees even if the employees act in a manner contrary to their employer's directions.
C)organizations can escape criminal liability if they make strong efforts to prevent and detect misconduct in the workplace.
D)officers of companies cannot be given light sentences if their ethics program fail to deter criminal activity within their firms.

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The case established the concept of "respondeat superior," which holds employers responsible for the acts of their employees, even if they acted against the employer's instructions.

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