l 1st Draft Assignment 1 Employment At Will Doctrine LEG 500 – Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance Fancy Petagaye Strayer University – Doral Campus Luis A. Zapata July 21st 2012 ASSIGNMENT 1: EMPLOYMENT-At Will Doctrine As a manager and supervisor of an accounting department‚ discuss the following issues related to the employment-at-will doctrine and liability of an employer based on actions and responses to the employee’s behavior and actions. Jennifer‚ a recent graduate‚ has recently
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“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness.” The Doctrine of Christian Hope is the belief of God will protect and provide for those that accept His gift of His Son‚ Jesus Christ. While most people understand hope as wishful thinking‚ as in "I hope something will happen." This is not what the Bible means by hope. The biblical definition of hope is "confident expectation." Hope is a firm assurance regarding things that are unclear and unknown (Romans 8:24-25; Hebrews 11:1
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine In the United States‚ employees without a written employment contract generally can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all; judicial exceptions to the rule seek to prevent wrongful termination. There are three exceptions to the doctrine that are recognized across the 50 states. These exceptions address employment terminations that are in line with the doctrine requirements but are probably not justified [Muhl‚ 2001]. Public-policy exception Under
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A Charitable Gesture Giving (verb): to freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone); hand over to. When one gives to someone or does something special for someone‚ it is a win-win situation. In fact‚ the feeling of happiness is always mutual in those cases. No matter how big‚ small‚ concrete‚ or abstract the act of kindness is‚ it will go a long way nevertheless. The winter season - that is‚ the season for giving - is approaching‚ and it is a great time to “kick off” the amiable gestures
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identifying many of the particular areas of the law which have been affected‚ and which are dealt with later in the book. These include‚ for example‚ the maxim ‘where the equities are equal the first in time prevails’‚ and its effect on priorities and conflicting interests‚ and the maxim ‘equity acts in personam’ and its effect on the operation of the law outside the jurisdiction. This maxim means that when individuals are required‚ by their agreements or by law‚ to perform some act of legal significance
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What is the role played in contract law by the doctrine of consideration 1. Controversies and challenges of consideration. For a contract promise to be enforceable‚ that promise must normally be supported by consideration. Any contractual promise must be supported by consideration unless an exception applies. A promise will be supported by consideration if it’s given as part of a bargain or exchange rather than a gift. Second‚ the promiser or 3rd party should receive some act forbearance
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Shannon S. Valentine Professor Boneita Campbell LEG 500: Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance Strayer University July 22‚ 2012 Executive Summary The United States of America is known throughout the world as the land of opportunity and freedom. Most people would agree with this statement‚ however in some situations this “opportunity” and “freedom” is not what it seems‚ especially in the job market. There is the freedom to start your own business‚ (where you can’t
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Disposal of property on death – Secret Trusts Definition: An owner of property dies‚ that property passes to those entitled under the law of succession. 2 main methods: 1) Through a valid will 2) Intestacy rules Will – series of specific bequests or legacies of specific assets to specific individuals who will receive the assets not disposed off. If no residue clause then the rules of intestacy operate. Requirements of a valid Will 1) Capacity 2) Age 3) Mental Capacity 4) Intention
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Cal is correct and that in 1912 this would be a viable defense or if‚ even though the mills are entirely intrastate‚ he would still be subject to the Sherman antitrust act. Applicable Law In United States v. Patten‚ 226 U.S. 525 (U.S. 1913)‚ the defendants were charged with violating the Sherman Anti-trust Act by conspiring to run a corner on the cotton market. Ultimately‚ Patten was attempting to raise the prices of cotton throughout the country. The Supreme Court sustained the charges against
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MA Neave‚ CJ Rossiter‚ MA Stone. Sackville and Neave Property Law (1999) 6th Ed Butterworths – Doctrine of fixtures The doctrine of fixtures is governed by the principle stated in the maxim ‘quicquid plantatur solo‚ solo cedit’‚ which means: ‘Whatever is affixed to the soil becomes a part of the soil’. The question whether a chattel has become a fixture is a question of law: Reynolds v Ashby & Son [1904] AC 461. Determining whether an object is a fixture involves 2 steps: 1. Determining
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