This course prepares students to evaluate the legal risks associated with business activity. Students create proposals to manage an organization’s legal exposure. Other topics include the legal system, alternative dispute resolution, enterprise liability, product liability, international law, business risks, intellectual property, legal forms of business, and governance. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for
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liquor stores having alcoholic beverages readily available to purchase. Even though most states have injunctions to sale or distribute to anyone under the age of 21, numerous young adults has been under the influence of alcohol before reaching the legal age to purchase. As a result, many young adults are “suffering from alcoholism and is in need of shelter, nutrition, and continued education (MacGillivray, 2010). In this paper, I will propose a program to provide shelter and continued education
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security manual and the risk to him and possibly others. It would also buttress any claims he may make under the “Whistle Blowers Act.” In regards to The Blue Mountain Company’s policy on removing intoxicated or drug induced individuals to the periphery of their property, it demonstrated a selfish disregard for public safety. Such a policy should have been vetted through their legal department to include consultation with local authorities. This policy presents great risk not only to the public
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Ortega BUS 670 Legal Environment Professor David MacKusick August 20, 2015 Many employers are facing the difficult challenge of bringing and recruiting employees that are excellent performers. Most of the companies of today still continue to post vague, bland, and uninteresting job descriptions in the hopes that they will land them a candidate who is the ideal fit for the position and the company as a whole. Having a full recruitment strategy in place eliminates any potential risk when deciding
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CHC60308 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management BSBRSK501A Manage Risk Learning Resource BSBRSK501A Manage risk March 2012 Author_ Drew Dwyer Frontline care Solutions Page 1 of 135 Enquiries Enquires about this and other publications can be made to: Drew Dwyer Contact our office: Frontline Care Solutions P.O. Box 1088 Coolum Beach QLD 4573 Phone: (07) 5351 1188 Email: admin@frontlinecaresolutions.com Website: www.frontlinecaresolutions.com Copyright © This
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millions of dollars in legal expenses and compliance standards. In this case study, Castulon Corporation, is faced with a dilemma of whether or not to implement a drug-testing policy. The cause for this dilemma is the fact that upper management has been notified of two separate incidents in the past two months of possible drug abuse (Ivancevich p. 532). In this case study, it would seem logical that Castulon Coporation should establish a drug-testing program. Where it is legal to do so nearly every
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features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.” Disabled people the world over experience discrimination and inequality. Many people with disabilities do not have equal access to health care, edu¬cation, and employment opportunities, do not receive the disability-related services that they require, and experience exclusion from everyday life activities. Following the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD),
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Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment Business Law/Law531 University of Phoenix May 5, 2010 As business managers or business owners, it is required to know the laws that will protect the employer and employee too. Employment laws must be fully understood in order to identify when someone’s action will cause legal matters that will harm to the company. Legal Encounter 1: Pat vs. NewCorp The legal principals related to this encounter are, what does the policy
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Performance Management Jasmine Sims HRM 500 Human Resource Management Foundations Jo-Rene Queensberry December 3, 2014 Sometimes company have experienced a significant reduction in earnings, resulting in the layoff of a number of retail sales associates due to the economic downturn. On a positive not some business seems to be rebounded, however with every business there is always concerns with performance, but there are always recommend ways to increase sales and customer service. This paper
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Executive Summary This paper is about the concepts behind and an analysis of an employment contract between Sam Marafioti and the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center. The goal of this paper is to better understand contract law and the legal, ethical and contractual issues that can arise when dealing with an employment contract. The paper begins by explaining the objective of the paper and the used in order to complete the objective. The methodology used is a five step process beginning with
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