The legal concept of vicarious liability and the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior occurs when the employee commits a tort or civil wrong within the scope of employment and the employer is held liable although the master may have done nothing wrong( Regan 2002). Physicians and other healthcare providers need to be aware of this doctrine in the supervision of their staff and their day-to-day medical practice. The legal relationship between an employer and an employee is called agency. The employer
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Michal Cash BSHS332/Professional‚ Ethical‚ and Legal Issues in Human Services Introduction Every day people are faced with dilemmas within their work place. Some of those dilemmas are minor while others are major and go against the ethics that people have. Some of them not only go against one’s personal ethics‚ but work ethics as well. Some are able to look past these dilemmas and continue on while others can’t and feel the needs to confront the person or person’s that are involved. One
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screenwriter that is considered to be a significant figure for the new Hollywood era‚ and the most popular and influential director in film history. In his later years of filming‚ Spielberg portrayed humanistic issues like the Holocaust‚ slave trade‚ or terrorism. His film “Schindler’s List” (1993)‚ focuses on the Holocaust and many of the atrocities. All the atrocities that had occurred were mainly caused by the Nazi’s inhumane behavior towards the Jews‚ or man’s inhumanity to man. The Jews had to
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Legal Issues Involved in E-Commerce By M Ali Nasir The exponential growth of the Internet and online activity raise a number of new regulatory issues and legal questions. The power of the Web to reach the world carries with it a variety of legal issues‚ often related to intellectual property concerns‚ copyright‚ trademark‚ privacy‚ etc.‚ particularly in the context of doing business on the Internet. Authorities seeking to apply their laws in traditional ways or to expand legal control over international
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HEALTHCARE SAFETY ISSUES Abiodun kolawole AMERICAN SENTINEL UNIVERSITY BSN422 HEALTHCARE SAFETY ISSUES Identify any ethical concerns and the protection of human rights that are specific to your nursing research project. Explain the role of the Institutional Review Board. Select one of the identified nursing theorists and their nursing models as the framework for your nursing research project. (PLS REMEMBER TO DELETE) The major ethical concerns specific to conducting nursing research
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International Legal and Ethical Issues Thais Padilla Law 421 Monday December 1‚ 2014 When conducting international business there are things that a company must know. This could be a daunting task but it is important to know. Some of the factors that have to be considered know the local laws‚ cultural differences‚ international laws‚ and any political situations that can arise. So when a company decides to do business internationally it is important for them to know the local and
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Ethical Issue in Business – Pfizer‚ Examined Staci Holt PHL/323 Cassandra Giles Sunday‚ August 1‚ 2010 Ethical Issue in Business - Pfizer‚ Examined Pfizer‚ Inc (Pfizer hereafter) is an international pharmaceutical firm with $45.2 billion in profits in previous years and has an estimated allotment for research and development around $7.9 billion (Pagnattaro‚ 2005). Currently involved in a legal battle originating from allegations that the company unethically pursued clinical trials in an
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Marissa Meyer NUR/391 Nov. 24‚ 2014 Sharon Berry Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Throughout a nurse’s professional career‚ many difficult ethical and legal situations will arise. Since nurses are given the unique privilege of caring for patients and their families‚ it is important to uphold certain professional standards. The American Nursing Association (ANA) Code of Nursing Ethics provides a foundation on which a nurse should conduct her professional life
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Ethical issues: 1) Ethical issues and society: The selling of addictive product such as tobacco‚ cigarettes. Most people think that the selling of such harmful products is unethical. However‚ there are also some people think otherwise. The pros defend their point of view based on the fact that such products enhance their pleasure and reduce their stress. (Ex: cigarettes help reducing stress at work for people who have to work long hours) On the other hands‚ the cons are against it
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Syllabus School of Business LAW/421 Version 1 Contemporary Business Law Copyright © 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course reviews the U.S. legal system‚ common law and its development‚ organizational structures‚ and the regulatory environment pertinent to business. Students will learn to critically examine torts‚ crimes‚ and business ethics. They will also examine contracts; business associations including agencies‚ partnerships‚ and corporations;
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