2. Legal Issues in the Workplace Describe ONE legal issue in the workplace and explain the role of specific laws and organisations to address the issue. Anti-Discrimination There are many issues in the workplace‚ one particular issue‚ which harms the employees in the workplace‚ is anti-discrimination. Anti-discrimination is the method that is taken which challenges unfair treatment of individuals or groups based on specific characteristics of that certain individual or groups and results in groups
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Digital Imagery: Legal and ethical issues Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyses the legal and ethical issues associated with the changes in digital image technologies. The analytical process used was conducting research on the issues relating to image copyright and ethical use of images through online academic resources‚ these sources where used to define the issues associated with image copyright and ethics. This report provides an analysis and evaluation
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Racial Discrimination and Harassment Case Study 3/9/2014 A very clear example of harassment based on an employees’ race is evident in the lawsuit filed against MMR Constructors‚ Inc. in Arkansas. An African American employee was subjected to racial harassment by white employees that included racially offensive language‚ graffiti and death threats. White employees went as far as going to the black employees’ home in the middle of the night and threatened his life because
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dealing discrimination in the workplace‚ drug testing on animals‚ and sexual harassment. “Discrimination is a sociological term referring to the treatment taken toward or against a person of a certain group in consideration based solely on class or category” (Britannica). There are many forms of discrimination in the workplace that human resources have to manage such as issues with men and women in the workplace‚ and racial discrimination. Men have become victims of discrimination in the workforce
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1920’ Racial discrimination has always been a serious issue in America and in the world. Especially‚ race issues have always been the lingering nightmare of America. From the ku Klux Klan‚ Martin Luther King‚ event against bus discrimination to the later the passage of the Civil Rights Act‚ the racial discrimination is regarded as illegal (Wagner‚ 2006)‚ but Even when Obama was elected President‚ eventually for United States‚ the racial problem is still difficult to solve at each step. For example
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This essay is based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify
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What are the issues involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions? One of the issues that are involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions would be lack of knowledge of the other countries laws‚ and government interference when it comes to the ruling of the courts. A business would also have to obtain knowledge about a country where they wish to conduct business. What are some practical considerations of taking legal action against a foreign business partner
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Unit 3 Individual Project-Rights and Obligations Travis Pernell American InterContinental University International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Instructor Kerri Holloway April 3‚ 2011 Abstract This paper will discuss the four elements that make up a valid contract and the objective theory surrounding contracts. This paper will discuss how the objective theory applies to the Leonard v. Pepsico‚ Inc. case. The paper will also discuss how the court reached its decision to claim that
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Describe the legal and ethical issues surrounding Andersen’s auditing of companies accused of accounting improprieties The largest bankruptcy of a non-profit organization‚the investors of Baptist Foundation of Arizona sued Andersen which served as the auditor for $217 million for issuing false and misleading approvals of BFA financial statements and also lost $570 million donor funds. BFA management allegedly took money from other investors to pay off the current investors which the court held
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BUSN310-1301B-01 International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Lawrence Hawkins American Intercontinental University Abstract Effectively present a defective product to the CEO’s that might hurt the hold company product. Then to notify the CEO and other manager about the issue before the customers get the items or product. It this my job to also to take action to help form this issue or any type of issue from happing again in the future. Title of Paper There are ways to effectively
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