Critical Legal Thinking Case Assignment Three Kristine Turnage Florida State College at Jacksonville Business Law and Ethics BUL 3130 February 22‚ 2013 Abstract Compensatory damages are intended to provide a plaintiff with the monetary amount necessary to replace what was lost and nothing more. To be awarded compensatory damages‚ Pat the plaintiff must prove that he has suffered a legally recognizable harm that is compensable by a certain amount of money that can be objectively determined
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Law and Ethics in the Business Environment The concept of employment-at-will holds that both employer and employee have the mutual right to terminate an employment relationship anytime for any reason and with or without advance notice to the other. Specifically‚ it holds that an organization employs an individual at its own will and can‚ therefore‚ terminate that employee at any time “for a good cause‚ for no cause‚ or even for cause morally wrong‚ without being
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Case – British Railways board Vs Herrington Relevance - Trespasser duty of care - Common humanity - Occupiers liability act 1984 Facts - Railway line operated by BRB ran through property open to public - Fences were in poor repair - 1965 children seen on line - Child severely injured when he stepped on line after passing through broken fence - Plaintiff claimed damages for negligence Ruling - House of lords held over trespassers‚ a duty to take steps as common humanity to avert
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Article/ Case Law Search Lisa Gardner HCS 430 January 28‚ 2011 Maria Wood Article/ Case Law Search There are numerous laws and regulations that govern the health care industry and profession. Laws and regulations are governed by federal and state legislature. Understanding how health care laws are put into place and action is essential for understanding laws in health care. Once it is understood how laws are put into effect it is easier to understand laws in the health care
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Managing sickness absence raises both legal and human resources issues. This guide provides an overview of how employers should manage sickness absence and go about making sickness-related dismissals. Sickness absence can take different forms‚ such as recurrent short-term absences or long-term absence. Operating a fair procedure before dismissing an employee for either persistent short-term or continuous longer-term absences can be onerous.. In particular‚ employers are often wary of dealing with
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“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly‚while bad people will find a way around the laws” (Plato). In prison there’s a lot of racism. Innocent people are treated as criminals. When people finish serving time they don’t have anything. If they want a job they can’t work because they’re “ A Criminal”. The U.S prison system is a racist institution that unfairly targets people of color. Drug laws are unfair‚ the prison system uses inmates for essentially free labor ( like slavery)
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of uncertainty and financial hardship that a loss of employment brings‚ there’s often feelings of anger and betrayal that rise up in the victim. As a result‚ people who been fired from their job are often drawn to the prospect of legal action against their former employer. Unfortunately for these folks‚ at-will employment is the overriding law of the land. Essentially‚ if your job doesn’t require a written contract‚ you can have your employment terminated for almost any reason at all. However‚ there
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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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party. This type of legal action is a civil suit that typically seeks damages for the survivors or dependents. Attorney Shayla Reed of Reed Law Offices PC‚ LLC‚ is a wrongful death‚ automobile accident‚ and injury attorney serving clients throughout the Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ area. Here‚ Attorney Reed shares three facts about wrongful death law: Wrongful Death Law In Nebraska: According to Nebraska’s Revised Statutes (section 30-809)‚ a wrongful death is one that occurred because of a specific party’s
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1. After reading the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership article by John Maxwell‚ select any three laws and in the discussion board‚ briefly describe the laws. Use your own words; avoid using direct quotes from the article. The Law of Influence - The true measure of leadership is influence‚ nothing more‚ nothing less. Leadership is often seen as a position which couldn’t be farther from the truth. It is not uncommon for those in assigned position to not be leaders at all. Many are placed in positions
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