Law and Ethics in the Business Environment Terry Halbert | Elaine Inguli Strayer University Employment –At – Will Doctrine Alicia Marie Bing Law‚ Ethics & Corporate Governance – LEG 500 Dr. Demetrius Abraham 26 January 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Certification of Authorship ii I. Abstract 5 II. Summarization: Employment-At-Will Doctrine 6 II a. Allowable Exceptions to Legally
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EMPLOYMENT EQUITY Contents PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION 2 WHAT IS EMPLOYMENT EQUITY 3 HOW DOES IT WORK 3 - 4 WHAT IS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 5 IMPLEMENATION OF AFFIRMITIVE & EMPLOYMENT EQUITY 6 - 7 OBSTACLES & CHALLENGES 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 CONCLUSION 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This assignment deals with the Employment Equity Act of 19 October 1998. It covers the workings of the act in terms of equity
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Discrimination has been around for centuries and even though there have been many improvements in the way society deals with discrimination‚ we still have a very long way to go. Gay and lesbian youth are two to three times more likely to commit suicide than other youths and 30% of all completed adolescence suicides are related to sexual identity. Parents‚ teachers‚ students – everyone needs to be more open about homosexuality and there should also be an understanding that being gay or lesbian is
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considered wrongful termination. Employment law is covered at three main levels: federal‚ state‚ and local governments and agencies. At the federal level‚ laws and regulations are passed and blanket the nation‚ covering all states and organizations within the United States. States also have the power to pass their own laws within their own borders and can sometimes cover the same subjects as federal law. Within certain cities and municipalities‚ local governments can pass laws affecting those within its
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there were discrimination and corruption in the society 75 years ago. The movie somewhat relates to discrimination and corruption to this day. For example‚ back in 1935‚ white people thought black people were lower than them. In 2013‚ some Americans think they are above illegal immigrants from Mexico. The racial profiling of Arabic people can compare to the thinking that every black person in the movie was a share cropper. Those are just a few examples of the movie’s relation to discrimination in today’s
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Since the “employment-at-will doctrine’’ introduced in the 1900’s‚ the relationship between employee and employers is viewed as being on equal-foot in terms of rights to cease or terminate labor. Termination is the process by which an organization releases an employee from his duty against his or her will. Causes for termination include poor job performance‚ inability to perform job responsibilities‚ misconduct‚ relocation‚ absenteeism and so on. Concerns about “wrongful discharge’’ began to increase
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Subject: Employment Law Compliance Plan for Landslide Limousines As a Texas employer‚ you have to comply with not only Federal‚ but also State‚ and City regulations. This compliance plan is focused in employment law and will guide you throughout the Federal laws‚ Texas employer requirements‚ and also ordinances created by the City of Austin to regulate businesses. The compliance plan for Landslide Limousines will be focusing in the following laws; The Age of Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Texas is an “employment-at-will” state. Generally‚ employees without a written employment contract can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all. In an at-will situation‚ either the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time‚ with or without warning‚ and with or without cause‚ unless there is an existing agreement with express terms and conditions covering its termination.1 Of course‚ the employment-at-will doctrine is not without
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EMPLOYMENT ISSUES The Workplace Types of Employment Employee – Someone who works for another or for an organisation and is paid with a wage or salary Employer – A person who organisation who hires others (employees) to work for them and pays them Self-employed – Those who operate their own business and sell goods or provide services Casual Employment – When an employee works irregularly for an indefinite period of time and is paid on an hourly basis Part-time Employment – When an employee
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Your role is to decide if Karen is an independent contractor or an employee and discuss some of the preventative and ethical situations that are occurring in this case. Questions: 1. Do you feel that Karen is an independent contractor or an employee? What is your rationale for this decision? In my opinion Karen should be a considered a permanent employee as she has been working and promoted in the company for five years and she is considered an asset to them‚ she is paid in salary already
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