Morning Session F. Tort Liability of Healthcare Institutions and Managed Care -Liability for Employees and Non-Employees -Vicarious Liability (pages 418-431): -Agency Law and the Test of “Control”: A. Defining “Employee” in the Hospital Setting -Hospital vicariously liable for acts of employees such as nurses‚ technicians‚ clerks‚ custodians‚ cooks‚ etc. -However‚ physicians are often independent contractors using hospital facilities via staff privileges. So‚ liability of hospitals for physician
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Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership FIN419 - Finance for Decision Making Date Instructor’s name Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership Paper Limited Liability Corporation and limited liability partnership are two of several types of structures that individuals can give thought to forming when starting a business. To form a corporation each member has limited liability‚ but the corporation has full liability. Forming a partnership requires at least two people‚ which
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Running Head: Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership Paper Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership Paper University of Phoenix Michael Charley FIN/419 - FINANCE FOR DECISION MAKING Finance 05/17/2011 - 06/20/2011 Instructor: TONY MOSES In today’s economy there are many decisions business owners have to make in order for their business to sustain and grow. With that being said‚ business owners are now looking at the operations and structure of their business more frequently
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Learning Objectives 1. What is the difference between an employee and an independent contractor? Independent contactor works for‚ and receives payment from‚ an employer but whose working conditions and methods are not controlled by the employer. An independent contractor is not an employee but may be an agent. Seven criteria to be a contractor include: Worker can exercise control over details of work. Worker’s occupation is distinct from that of employer. Worker does not follow employer’s direction
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the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993. 4 Potential sources of risk The following potential sources of risk to the health and safety of persons have been identified‚ and must‚ as a minimum‚ be appropriately addressed by the principal contractor in the principal contractor’s Health and Safety Plan. In addition‚ the principal contractor must perform its own risk assessments to enable it to take the necessary precautions to protect the health and safety of persons on the site‚ to comply with
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Occupiers Liability for Dangerous Premises Occupiers’ liability is a field of tort law‚ codified in statute‚ which concerns the duty of care that those who occupy (through ownership or lease) real property owe to people who visit or trespass. It deals with liability that may arise from accidents caused by the defective or dangerous condition of the premises. By the expression “Premises” in the context of this topic is meant‚ not only‚ land and buildings but also vehicles‚ railway carriages‚ scaffolding
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After reading Civil Liability for Acts of Off-Duty Officers‚ I’ve come to the realization that there are many possibilities and outcomes dependent upon the situations off-duty officers put themselves into. When off-duty officers act upon situations that they would normally face when on duty‚ they are fully liable for the decisions they make. In this specific event‚ as an off-duty officer‚ I witnessed a man and a woman arguing where the man then pushed the woman‚ and I‚ the officer decided to intervene
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Case 3.2 Prime Contractors Required: a. A number of evidence demonstrated Prime’s strategic shift from the refuse services‚ which were the concentration of their business‚ and the majority of their sales during their 6th year with a percentage that exceeds %59 at a time when they did not provide the animal care service. By year 10 the animal care services reached over %70. They have shifted from a business of fixed assets to labor based. It is shown in the statement of cash flow where a huge portion
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opening each year and 7‚000 planned by 2010‚ Walgreens continues to innovate"(7). Walgreens has always maintained a simple strategy. Although the strategy changed over the years to mention newer innovations‚ the basic principles of the strategy have remained similar. The Walgreens.com web site explains‚ "It ’s not particularly fancy‚ but it ’s a rock solid approach: enter new markets‚ ’dense up ’ existing markets‚ relocate‚ remodel‚ invest heavily in high tech store and distribution systems which
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What is a Gated Community and does it have to have gates? Discuss. This essay reviews the literature drawn upon and clarifies what it means by community. A full discussion is offered of what a gated community is and whether their associated gates are physical‚ psychological or simply visual barriers to outsiders and are GC defined by these gates? In order to further explore these issues‚ this essay invites theories and concepts such as Weber’s life chances‚ Cohen’s moral panic and Durkheim’s collective
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