regulations, risks, motivation, and a business plan. The business structure will affect profits, business liability, and taxes. A sole proprietorship, an LLC, or corporation, requires research and planning to determine which structure is right for a business. Equally important is development of a good business plan. The business plan will provide industry insight to important aspects of a business. Understanding local, state, and federal business laws and regulations will assist in identifying risks and provide
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Week Four Student Guide This week, you address the concepts of employment and regulatory risk as a means to distinguish between the employee-employer relationship and the associated legal considerations. As an example, you consider legal considerations such as discrimination in the workplace. You also study regulatory compliance issues for an organization, as well as the associated business consequences. The readings focus on workers’ compensation, occupational safety, and other worker protection
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NewCorp legal issues NewCorp does not have an in-house legal counsel and utilizes Team B staff members to serve as associate legal counsel. Primary responsibilities include advising and recommending courses of action to management covering a range of legal encounter scenarios. Team B members analyze each scenario and provide management with associated legal principles, potential liability concerns, and courses of action. During the past week the Team has received three scenarios and management
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Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment Business Law- LAW/531 Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment Legal Encounter #1 In legal encounter 1, there are definite liability issues on WireTechs behalf. The first legal principle is the employee handbook presented to Clark at the beginning of his employment with WireTech. The employee handbook could represent a contract between the employer and the employee. Upon employment Clark did acknowledge that the company had an “at will” policy when
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identified as well as the laws, regulations, taxation, and control each business must consider. The liability issues each business must protected from will also be discussed. The evaluation of the construction company will identify and discuss employment laws and regulations the company must abide by. Restaurant and Bar Scenario Based on information provided in the scenario, Lou and Jose want to open a sports bar and restaurant. Miriam, a wealthy investor, has agreed to invest in the venture
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Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment Tester Pester LAW/531 November 7, 2010 Lame Duck Abstract This paper analyzes the legal principles and remedies behind the three scenarios described in the simulation. Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment Legal Encounter One NewCorp hired Pat Grey as a property manager. NewCorp fired Pat after three months. Pat thinks it is not related to performance but other outside issues. NewCorp maintains that it is not working out with Pat, so he is
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Automobiles Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. 499 U.S. 187(1991) Pingping Wang Florida International University BUL6810: The Legal Environment of Business Abstract This paper is generally about the case analysis about the supreme court case Automobiles Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. based on the legal documents, such as the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, and Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1987. This case is focus on the primary prospective
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NewCorp Legal Scenarios Employment laws and regulation are created to protect the rights of employers and employees. The relation between employer and employee creates a variety risks that affects both parties. Businesses have to analyze the consequences of dismissing an employee, and take the appropriate measures to prevent legal issues; however, some agents are not aware of employment regulations and make decisions that violate the rights of employees, which create big risks for the organization
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Pre-Employment Skills Testing and the Law Karen VanKampen April 2009 Table of Contents |Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………. | | |The Laws That Apply to Pre-Employment Skills Testing………………………………….. | | |The Benefits in Pre-Employment Skills Testing…………………………………………….
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Running head: LEGAL ISSUES IN REDUCTION OF WORKFORCE Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Clotee Lewis University of Phoenix August 25, 2008 Legal Issues in the Reduction of Workforce FastServe Inc. is a $25 million dollar company with a workforce of 350 employees involved in the direct marketing of branded sports apparel. The company has decided to move out of online distribution because the transactions no longer justify the online division. A few employees will be retained based
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