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    for wrongful birth and wrongful conception Actions for wrongful birth and wrongful conception frequently raise moral‚ ethical and philosophical issues. Legal judgments have often been contradictory and on occasions have arrived at their conclusions without addressing all the pertinent issues. Actions for wrongful conception or wrongful birth are variants of clinical liability and negligence. The initiative to bring an action lies with the parents. This is different for actions for wrongful life

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    Wrongful Termination

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    Wrongful Termination Kenneth L. Mowery BUS670: Legal Environment Prof. Alexis Hooley August 20‚ 2012 Wrongful Termination “Over the past 20 to 25 years courts have been carving out common law exceptions to employment at will” (Mallor‚ Barnes‚ Bowers‚ & Langvardt‚ 2010‚ p. 1338). One of those exceptions is that of wrongful termination or unjust dismissal. In the past three years there have been five wrongful termination suits brought against Haywood Regional Medical Center. Three

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    mother‚ John‚ and Jimmy’s Poor-Man’s Bar sued Software Inc. for the damage caused by Coleman. Coleman sued Software Inc. for wrongful termination and the jewelry store sued Software Inc. for the value of the ring. ISSUES: Is Software Inc. liable for the value of the ring? Is Software Inc. liable to Jimmy’s mom and the owner’s of Jimmy’s Bar? Was Coleman a victim of wrongful termination? Is Software Inc. liable for the injuries sustained by John? EVALUATION: Is Software Inc. liable for the

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    Unfair Dismissal

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    1 .Identify and explain five reasons for dismissal that would be considered ‘fair’ according to current legal definitions . Misconduct : Employee have broken one or more of the terms of their employment‚ e.g.: Continually missing work ‚ poor discipline ‚ theft or dishonesty. Redundancy : This means there’s no more‚ or not enough work for employee. It might occur if: employer closes or restructures ‚employer relocates ‚employer needs fewer workers . Incapability : This means that employee can’t

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    You asked what are the consequences of a felony conviction with respect to employment. SUMMARY A convicted felon could lose a professional license or permit. But‚ licensing agencies are restricted in their ability to revoke licenses because a person cannot be disqualified from engaging in any occupation‚ profession‚ or business for which a state license or permit is required solely because of a prior conviction of a crime except under certain conditions. Employers can ask job applicants

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    Task Name PERFORMANCE MANAGE PROJECT BSBMGT502B Task Number 1 Student Name: TA Sidharth Description : House friend’s is a Homewares retailer.it has specialising in bathroom fittings‚ bedroom fittings and decorative items.it has a chain of eight stores. All stores are situated around the greater area of each state’s capital city. These stores are open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm on Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 3.00pm on Saturdays. Different types of payment options are available like Cash‚ Credit

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    The article “What is Wrongful Termination?” from “The Balance.com” is intended to educate the reader about wrongful termination. The reason for looking into this is simple. If a company would like to grow in the future termination of and hiring of employees is necessary. This article goes into detail regarding wrongful termination. There are no specific laws associated with this issue in the majority of the United States. In fact‚ employment at will is the most common protector of a business from

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    Death Penalty

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    Deterrence People fear nothing more than death. / There is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than long terms of imprisonment. 3. Retribution It is same with revenge 4. Mistakes 1 of 7 cases was wrong conviction. 5. Cost of Death Penalty Too expensive – statistics 6. Who pays the penalty? http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/The_Innocent_and_the_Death_Penalty.php?gclid=CIHr4P_t1bgCFcOh4AodHT0AKA http://www.innocenceproject.org/understand/Snitches-Informants

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    Socrates’ Conviction Was Socrates guilty of the charges brought against him? Does his trial and execution represent the effective functioning of the Athenian democracy‚ or a failure of it? Why‚ in a society relishing freedom and democracy‚ would a seventy-year-old philosopher be executed for what he was teaching? What could Socrates have done to prompt a jury of 500 Athenians send him to his death just a few years before he would have died naturally? He was charged with not believing in the gods

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    Unfair Dismissal

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    tribunal effectively expects the employer to show why the decision was made and how it was reasonable. 1.5 Matters known to Employer Can only rely on those matters known at the time of dismissal. Cannot rely on matters subsequently discovered (cf wrongful dismissal claim). W Devis & Sons v Atkins [1977] AC 931 1.6 Size of undertaking Tribunal will take into account the size and administrative resources of the undertaking. 1.7 Does reason justify dismissal ? May be other sanctions that

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