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    unemployment compensation because she was terminated due to “misconduct”. Issue: The issue is that Miss Attired’s refusal to remove her tattoo does this constitute as “misconduct” under the New Mexico Statute § 51-1-7. Rule of Law: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 51-1-7 does not have a definition for misconduct so they adopted the definition for misconduct under Mitchell v. Lovington Good Samaritan Center. INC.‚ 89 N.M. 575‚ 577‚ 555 P.2d 696‚ 698 (1976) “Misconduct is limited to conduct evincing such willful or wanton

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    and filed accordingly. It was then the next day that the incident was reported by myself to my supervisor. A meeting was held with myself‚ my supervisor and the HR Department‚ the result was that Sam would be terminated on the basis of serious misconduct.. A letter was sent by registered mail to Sam’s personal address. It was two days later that the unfair dismissal claim was filed by Sam with Fair work Australia. Fair Work Australia Hearing: The outcome of the Fair Work Australia hearing

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    Operations When a Police Officer abuses his authority‚ it is called police misconduct. Police misconduct is a broad term used to describe police corruption and police brutality which include violations of state and federal laws‚ the violation of an individual’s constitutional rights‚ the abuse of police authority for personal gain‚ excessive force‚ false arrest and imprisonment‚ malicious prosecution‚ and wrongful death. Police misconduct can often lead to the miscarriage of justice and is often the result

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    either higher conviction rates or lower crime rates According to the data that Walker has cited‚ special prosecution units have not produced different results from regular prosecution teams. The data that Walker cited came from a San Diego‚ CA prosecutorial office. However‚ in an article published by the National Institute of Justice in the Office of Justice Programs‚ the data leads to a different conclusion. In Cook County‚ Illinois (Chicago) the conviction rate increased from 50% to 71% when using

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    location and venue‚ structure of court system and courts placement in the judicial hierarchy. 8. Federalism- two governments have jurisdiction over its inhabitants 9. Venue- the place where people report for criminal proceedings. 10. Prosecutorial Discretion- is whether to bring charge‚ whether to investigate‚ whether to grant immunity and whether to plea bargain. 11. Trial court- original jurisdiction 12. Bench trial- trail by judge 13. Jury trial- responsible for making factual

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    ORGANIZATION‚ EMPLOYEE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS EMPLOYEE’S DISMISSAL PROCEDURE IN MALAYSIA: AN OVERVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS Items 1. Introduction 2. Definition Of Employee ’s Dismissal 3. Misconduct And Types Of Misconduct 4. Malaysia ’s Law Covering Employee ’s Dismissal 5. Dismissal Procedures 6. Protection Against Wrongful Dismissal 7. Statistic of Dismissal Case In Malaysia 8. Court Cases Involving Employees Dismissal References 2 INTRODUCTION Dismissal is one of the important aspects when

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    Senior Constable Cullen and Constable Black make‚ in the Lane Cove Break and Enter case study. This essay will also discuss the roles and functions of police and how they must be approached ethically‚ as well as the use of discretion and reporting misconduct and corruption. Ethics is described by the Webster’s online dictionary as a “motivation based on ideas of right and wrong”(n.d.). Simply put ethics is about the values and morals we hold and placing them into a right or wrong‚ good or bad category

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    disregard of employer’s interests constituted ‘misconduct’ disqualifying her from receiving certain unemployment benefits. Reversed. Attorneys and Law Firms *576 **697 Heidel‚ Samberson‚ Gallini & Williams‚ Jerry L. Williams‚ Lovington‚ for defendant-appellant. Gary J. Martone‚ J. Richard Baumgartner‚ Joseph Goldberg‚ Albuquerque‚ for plaintiff-appellee. OPINION SOSA‚ Justice. This case presents the issue of whether petitioner’s actions constituted misconduct so as to disqualify her from certain unemployment

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    Attired chose not to remove her tattoo and was fired. Ms. Attired was then disapproved for unemployment benefits because she was fired for misconduct. Biddy Baker claimed that Ms. Attired’s appearance caused a decline in sales‚ but she was not able to prove it. According to Claim of Apodaca‚ 108 N.M. 175‚ 769 P. 2d 88 (N.M. 1989) Ms. Attired did not commit misconduct and will have a good chance of winning her case. FACTS Natalie Attired began working at Biddy’s in May of 2009. Biddy’s was owned by

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    This has cost the city of Philadelphia a total of more than $40 million in damages and agreements. In 2010‚ statics show that 1223 lawsuit cases represented police misconduct but only 584 were settled from the city. The most expensive settlement involved the shootings of Stephen Moore and Jamil Moses. In 2011‚ police officer Larry Shields was off duty when he responding to an intruder in a building where Moore was currently

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