sued Jerry to get her job back. ISSUE: Is this a case for wrongful discharge or does Jerry have the right to fire Elaine? LAW/ANALYSIS: To begin‚ Elaine is an at-will employee. This means that she does not have an employment contract with Jerry and can be terminated at any time for any reason (Cheeseman‚ 2007‚ pg. 415). Jerry did not give a reason for firing her‚ so it could be concluded that she was wrongfully discharged‚ hence why she is suing (pg. 415). There are exceptions
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___ ESSAY: Type three paragraphs on: “An Experience That Changed Me Forever”. (This is a sample college essay question! Save this essay for your files for you’ll need it this year or next. Make the opening sentence a real “interest grabber” and then don’t let up for the remainder. Be compelling and exhibit mature English skills and sincerity. Remove every unnecessary word by re-editing to perfection. 1. Discuss the need for a health care worker to be empathetic vs. the risks of sympathy
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all know what bullying is. We usually tend to think of it as some huge kid threatening to beat you up if you don’t give them your lunch money. But sometimes‚ bullying goes so much further than that. Sometimes bullies go too far‚ and their victims make the unfortunate choice of ending their own lives. As awful as it is‚ it happens every day‚ and the worst part about it is those bullies aren’t held legally accountable for their actions‚ but they should be. Bullying is a form of harassment. It damages
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Concept of Public Authority under HRA 1998 It is unlawful under the section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 for a public authority to act in a manner which is inconsistent with the European Convention on Human Rights.1 This means that the public authorities must also act in compliance with the Convention Rights. Thus‚ if a body which is a public body acts in a manner which is not in compliance with the Convention rights then its action can be challenged in the court. The question then arises that
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for participation. If this was the case with the kids who had unpleasant attitudes and didn’t even show up to practice would get a medal. That then teaching those kids its okay to act that way. This would also teach kids‚ they get an award for participating in an activity or sport. One reason‚ I believe kids don’t deserve trophies for participation is that some don’t deserve any. This reason is because if you have a unacceptable attitude towards your coach and teammates‚ you should not get a trophy
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please. Women are seen as accessories and trophies and not as actual intellectual beings. Coming into college‚ I was aware that women are not held to this standard anymore‚ but I was still worried that some people would continue to not take women seriously. Even as late as 2001‚ gender stereotypes persisted in film and in the media. In the movie Legally Blonde‚ starring Reese Witherspoon‚ Elle Woods gets dumped by her scholarly boyfriend because he wants a “serious relationship” with an educated and
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Electronic medical records 2 Electronic medical records In today’s society‚ time is limited balancing professional and personal lives. People expect the quickest method of communication so they can get back to living their lives‚ without interruptions. E-mail‚ the Internet‚ and cellular phones make communication faster for people to get the information they need. Communication is crucial between consumers and medical providers. Electronic medical records are a mode of communication between
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Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field Dana Cook Nova Southeastern University Patient Safety and Efforts of Infection Prevention in the Surgical Field It is estimated that 1 in 10 patients will experience a nosocomial infection (Biddle‚ 2009). With this staggering fact‚ patient safety and infection prevention is at the forefront of healthcare. Many changes have occurred in this area since the 1840s. This is when Semmelweis‚ a Viennese obstetrician‚ made
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Patient Satisfaction Patient satisfaction is at the core of patient centered medicine. Improved patient satisfaction not only leads to an enhanced patient experience—something every sick or injured patient deserves—it is also associated with improved treatment outcomes. Measuring and reporting on patient satisfaction with health care has become a major industry. Background Patient satisfaction is a widely used health care quality metric. However‚ the relationship between patient satisfaction and
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- Law and Management in Occupational Health and Safety Patients in the Perioperative environment are often required to be repositioned on the operating table and most of these patients have had a regional or general anaesthetic‚ making it impossible for them (the patient) to assist staff in that repositioning. The added risk in any repositioning is loss or damage to the patients’ airway‚ and maintaining the patients’ musculoskeletal alignment‚ so as to not cause any damage to nerves
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