Running head: LIT1 TASK 310.1.5-02, 11, 13 LIT1 Task 310.1.5-02, 11, 13 Western Governors University 1 LIT1 TASK 310.1.5-02, 11, 13 2 LIT1 Task 310.1.5-2, 11, 13 Situation A The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) contains several important provisions that are applicable and will be considered in Situation A. I have outlined these provisions below. First, according to U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Fact Sheet #28 (U.S. Department of Labor, Wage
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LIT1 Task 1 Situation A: The Family and Medical leave act provides employees leave for up to 12 weeks. The leave is unpaid but their job is protected. The employee must have worked with the employer for a minimum of 12 months and working at least 1250 hours. They must also be employed by a company with 50 or more employees. In situation A, the manager was correct in allowing the employee to return to work at his previous pay rate. The employee worked at least 12 months and took only
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Jed Worthington LIT1: Task 2 Situation A: Our company had an employee whose wife gave birth to twins prematurely. This employee requested leave in order to be with his wife. This particular situation fell under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; it states that employers must grant 12 weeks during any 12 month period of time of leave to employees. An employee can qualify for the Family and Medical Leave Act when there is a birth of a child, placement of a child in foster care, adoption
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Part A (the report) Forms of Business Organizations SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business entity owned by one person. A sole proprietorship is the most common form of business today. · Liability: This is one of the largest disadvantages of a sole proprietorship. There is no distinction made under law between the proprietor and the proprietorship therefore the proprietor is one hundred percent liable. In the event that the business flops or is sued the business
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Situation A Employee A has been with Company X for 2 years, and his wife gave birth to twins recently. He requested leave off work, and was granted said leave. The employee was on leave for 11 weeks, and asked to return to work, and be paid for the 11 weeks he was on leave. The employee was returned to his previous position at his previous pay, but was denied the 11 weeks of withheld salary. The points pertaining to the Family Medical Leave Act in this given situation are whether he was employed
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Sole Proprietorship: A business structure in which an individual and his or her company are considered a single entity for tax and liability purposes. There is no legal distinction between the owner and the business itself. ·Liability - Seeing as there is there is no difference between a company and the owner with a sole proprietorship, the proprietor has unlimited liability, meaning the owner of the business is personally responsible for all debts, contracts, and obligations the business has
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After careful analysis of the numerous business structures available, it is my recommendation that your business structure change to an S-Corporation. In order to declare your company an S-Corporation, you must file your company as corporation in the state your company is headquartered. Then all shareholders of your company must sign and file Form 2553 with the IRS to elect your company as an S-Corporation. As an S-Corporation you must adopt bylaws, hold meetings with all shareholders and directors
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Labor and Employment Law The Family and Medical Leave Act was created in 1993 and was meant to offer employees up to twelve weeks of unexcused absence from their jobs per year. The FMLA was meant to provide an opportunity to employees to be able to avoid having to choose between work obligations and personal emergencies which called them away from work. If an employee or a family member is suffering from a serious health condition, they qualify for leave under FMLA laws. The health condition
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Situation A – Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 The Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, requires that a covered employer must provide a qualified employee with twelve weeks of unpaid leave in any twelve-month period to care for oneself or a family member with a serious health condition. The FMLA requires twenty six weeks in any twelve month period for the care of a member of the armed forces. Within this act are a number of conditions and exceptions. A serious health condition that is covered by
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SOLE PROPEITORSHIP: This is the most common form of business today. The sole proprietorship is owned by a single individual who makes all of the business decisions when it comes to the operation of the business. Sole proprietorships are not legally differentiated from the owner; therefore the owner is legally liable for any business debts that are incurred or any lawsuits brought against the business. It is also much harder for sole proprietors to obtain credit since they are using their own
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