Drake and Keeler employer could argue the employment-at-will law was the reason for their discharge. According to Lisa Guerin‚ if Drake and Keeler are employed as at-will employees‚ then his or her employer does not need to have a good cause to fire him or her. In fact‚ if Drake and Keeler employer did not make it clear as to what kind of employee he or she was‚ then according to the law he or she is presumed to be hired as at-will. The only way Drake and Keeler can avoid being an at-will employee
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3. Contract Law “Is My Agreement an Enforceable Contract?” The Law of Contract involves answering 4 questions: (1) Is my agreement an enforceable contract? Are all of the elements of a contract present. (2) If so‚ what does it require me (and the other party) to do? - What “promises” have become terms of the contract. (3) Can I get out of it (without paying some form of penalty)? - Was the formation of the contract defective in some way (ie were there any ‘vitiating elements’ present)
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Companies and Business Ethics National American University Abstract Business ethics play a major role in the business world today. Since their development they have become a major influence on anything business related. The importance of business ethics was chosen to give more of an in-depth look at not only basic benefits that business ethics bring about‚ but some not so known benefits that come about as well. Business ethics bring about a great moral to the corporation and its culture
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Erin Smith Exercise 11.2 Question 1: What are the “two greatest contributors” to contract disputes? Why is it a good idea to use plain English instead of legalese when drafting a contract? What is a “letter of intent? ” What might be included in a letter of intent to avoid future disagreements over the legal effect of the letter? The two greatest contributors to contract disputes are a) failure to address all possible situations‚ whether deliberately or not‚ and b) ambiguity in the provisions
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Business Ethics Case Study 1. Benji Watson is the type of individual corporations everywhere would be proud to have on their team. New Gen Health Sciences is not his only choice‚ and I do not believe it would be a wise choice for Benji. The mere fact the Benji is a Liberty University graduate tells New Gen that he values honesty‚ has strong moral principles and prefers to be ethical in his
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Akmal Marizalee Jamielyn Jimmy Introduction o Definition - A company is an association of persons‚ existing as a separate legal entity from the owners (or members) - Legal Definition o S4(1) Companies Act (CA) 1965: corporation is any body corporate wherever formed or incorporated └ Include – any company or foreign company └ Exclude -: Public authorities‚ Instrumentalities or agencies of the Government of Malaysia or of any State or body corporate not incorporated for
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Chapter FOUR The ECONOMIC Environment CLOSING CASE: Meet the BRICs [See Fig. 4.5.] Over the next 50 years‚ changes in the relative performance‚ scale‚ and scope of the world’s economies will be dramatic. Most notably‚ data indicate that the combined economies of Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China—the so-called BRICs—should surpass those of the G7 nations by 2050 [see Fig. 4.5]. In fact‚ of the original G7 nations‚ only Japan and the United States will still rank among the world’s largest
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information for her advantage‚ she would be putting herself in jeopardy with the law. Following Baconivic’s orders would also make me look better in front of him and he could possibly help me get a higher positioned job in the future. For myself‚ if I know telling Stewart is unethical and I still do it‚ I am going against my own moral values. By doing so‚ I am complying with Albert Carr’s way of thinking about business and personal ethics being separate. I would be complying with Carr’s thinking because
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Group Sh MGT 117 4/30/17 Written Assignment #1 1. Should Maria adopt a business form at this stage? Why or why not? What potential problems do you see if she does or does not adopt a business form at this stage? Maria should decide on a business form as soon as possible for a number of reasons. First‚ the only form of business organizations that do not require a formal registration with the state are a sole proprietorship and a general partnership. Maria cannot form either organizations since
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careless. a) When carrying out the first annual service‚ Crankit fits a new fuel pump. This malfunctions 24 hours later‚ causing an explosion. Injuries result to Jeremy‚ who lives next door to the factory and the explosion also causes business interruption for 3 weeks. Contract of works and materials - service and goods being provided - SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES ACT 1982 The fuel pump is defective (not clear if its defective)- s4(2) and (3) - it seems that C supplied this. Discuss
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