NEGLIGENCE: THE EMPLOYER’S DUTIES Employers Liability in Negligence • May be personally liable to employees who injure themselves. • May be personally liable to employees who are injured by another employee or sometimes by an independent contractor employed by the employer. • May be vicariously liable if one employee is injured by another employee. NOTE: • Employees may also be able to recover from statutory workers compensation schemes. • Employees’ rights at common law may be restricted
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Doctrine: Limitations in Establishing Corporate Criminal Liability The identification doctrine is the traditional method by which companies are held liable under the principles of the common law. According to this theory‚ the solution for the problem of attributing the unlawful acts to a corporation for offences that require intention was to merge the identified individual with the corporation. For the purpose of establishing corporate liability‚ a company may be responsible for the wrongful acts of
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history of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia‚ also known as FARC‚ I can understand Chiquita’s executives reasoning in making the decision to pay the paramilitary group. I agree with their decision to make the protection payments. What ethical principles support your opinion? One of the strongest principles is: Do no Harm. This means to prevent or minimize harm to the general public and to the stakeholders of the company. Chiquita’s managers took the threat from the paramilitary group
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Vicarious Liability Monday‚ January 12‚ 2015 10:00 PM Vicarious Liability is where one person is held liable for the torts of another. This is usually where an employer is liable for the torts of employee. For the employer to be liable: i) A tort‚ (such as negligence‚ battery or even in breach of statutory duty (Majrowski v Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Trust 2007)) ii) committed by his employee‚ iii) during the course of employment. • Original defendant (employee) must be liable in tort first Prepared
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professions and which perspective to take on it. At first I wanted to research the legal and ethical issues of non-erotic touch within counseling and acupuncture‚ but the research on that is scarce; second I wanted to explore the legal and ethical issues of non erotic touch across cultures by combing the laws of the USA and Germany‚ however it turned out to be quiet similar. Lastly I looked into the legal and ethical issues about combining counseling‚ which is western approach‚ with eastern medicine
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Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Simulation Summary November 25 2012 CadMex developed a business relationship with Gentura and starting doing business in Candore as a result. Candor was not a member of the WTO or any other international entity in the beginning but showed promise. Candore was a dictatorship and so was a politically unstable country‚ but it did have a working government and legal system. The purpose of the simulation was to safeguard the
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Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Simulation University of Phoenix - ####### Learning Center Business Law BUS/415 #########‚ Instructor Introduction Upon completion of the University of Phoenix simulation "Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues‚" I have outlined below several concerns that must be addressed prior to entering into any legally binding business contracts with international organizations. Prior to entering into international contractual business
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Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry The Ethical and Legal Issues of Product Liability Courtney Jordan April 18‚ 2015 BUL 5323: Legal Issues and Environment Introduction Product liability refers to a manufacturer or seller being held liable for placing a defective product into the hands of a consumer. Responsibility for a product defect that causes injury lies with all sellers of the product who are in the distribution chain. This includes the manufacturer of component parts
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Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Simulation Summary LAW/421 August 6‚ 2013 Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Simulation Summary International trade is important and beneficial to business. However‚ international trade guides a safeguard of interests‚ specific business contract‚ defined law‚ forum of dispute settlement‚ and understanding of contract clauses. “A working knowledge of international law helps business owners and managers with global interests reduce
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Discussion Case: The Gap Inc.’s Social Responsibility Report Do you think Gap has demonstrated global corporate citizenship‚ as defined in this chapter? Why or why not? The Gap showed global corporate citizenship as they develop a comprehensive monitoring software factory in the garment industry In its response to problems in its contractor factories‚ do you think Gap moved through the stages of corporate citizenship presented in this chapter? Why or why not? Gap move through the stages
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