Ron Harbinger, a certified public accountant, has worked for the
past eight years as a payroll clerk for Southeast Industries, a
small furniture-manufacturing firm in the Northeast. Ron recently
experienced unfortunate circumstances. His teenage son required
major heart surgery and the medical bills not covered by Ron's
insurance have financially strained his family. Ron is a hard
worker and a model employee. Although he received regular
performance raises during his first few years at the company, Ron's
wages have not...