Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine Ian Keller Strayer University Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance LEG 500 Professor Joyce Weddle April 21st‚ 2013 Introduction Jennifer is a recent college graduate who has been hired by an accounting firm. In the short time she has been employed with the firm she has discovered a number of behaviors she feels could be inappropriate regarding the employment-at-will doctrine as well as some liabilities with the employer. She has brought this up only
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Employment-at-Will Doctrine John Simpson Professor Steve Harris Law‚ Ethics and Corporate Governance November 6‚ 2014 1. Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine discussed in the text and then evaluate three (3) of the six (6) scenarios described by determining: a. Whether you can legally fire the employee; include an assessment of any pertinent exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine. b. The primary action(s) that you should take to limit liability and impact on operations; specify
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Investigating the Effects of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine in Today’s Workforce Christopher P. Fleischer Strayer University LEG 500 Everett Bensten 03 November 2014 Investigating the Effects of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine in Today’s Workforce The decision to keep certain employees and to terminate some should not be taken for granted and done at the spur of a moment. Employers have used the Employment-At-Will clause in its contracts with employees so they are well informed that it
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Employment at Will Angeline Berleus Hodges University MNA 4400 Professor Ron Harbour Date Due: April 4‚ 2012 Date Submitted: April 4‚ 2012 Abstract This student has discussed the advantages the employment at will clause has on employees. However‚ this student believes there have been very little research has been done on the impact of Employment at will clause has had on employers. The question here is how does at will clause impact both employees and employers? This paper will review several
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Employment-at-will Obviously‚ incomplete are not only an issue for economists investigating the efficiency of transactions. It also imposes a problem in legal conflicts over employment contracts. In some typical cases‚ US American judges often resort to the „employment at will“ principle. Write a short essay (not more than one page) on 1) what this principle means‚ The employment-at-will doctrine avows that‚ when an employee does not have a written employment contract and the term of
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Employment-at-Will Exceptions Paper University of Phoenix HRM 546 November 1‚ 2011 Introduction
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Employment at Will When we are dealing with the employment relationship between employers and employees‚ ethical issues are most likely to emerge. Especially‚ if a manager fires a worker without a proper reason‚ critics will follow this employer’s behavior. In Patricia Werhane’s paper‚ “Employment at Will and Due Process”‚ discusses two doctrines which are Employment at Will (EAW) and Due Process. It also addresses some justifications and objections for EAW‚ and shows Werhane’s supportive view
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LEG 500 Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance Assignment 1 Employment-At-Will Doctrine Cynthia Gomez Professor Natalie Stratis-Malak October 28‚ 2012 1. Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving skills‚ competence and abilities. The following steps that would be taken to address when an employee seems to be unable to learn the computer applications that are basic
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/employment-at-will_doctrine This refers to the presumption that employment is for an indefinite period of time and may be terminated either by employer or employee. This is the historical approach that courts have taken in interpreting employment relationships. Given the unequal bargaining power between employees and employers‚ critics of this doctrine have noted its overly harsh results and have looked to unions‚ acting as certified representatives of employees‚
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Employment-at-Will Exceptions: Overview of Associated Terms and Phrases The following descriptions of terms and phrases from the Employment-at-Will multimedia are provided for further review and study. For more information on each term or phrase‚ refer to the pages provided from the Employment Law for Business text. Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing In an employment relationship‚ this breach may occur if the parties have entered into an employment contract. In a
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