Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment Yolanda Baker LAW/521 February 14, 2011 Kathryn Harris Abstract There are several encounters that can take place in the workplace that can hold a company legally liable. These include violations of Equal Opportunity in employment and OSHA regulations. This paper will discuss in detail certain violations to include wrongful terminations, at will employment laws, sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions. Legal Encounter 1 - Wrongful Discharge
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associated the legal considerations. 4.2 Differentiate between types of discriminatory issues and the associated legal considerations. 4.3 Determine methods for managing legal risk arising from regulatory compliance issues. Readings Read Ch. 31 of Business Law: Legal Environment, Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and International. Readings Read Ch. 32 of Business Law: Legal Environment, Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and International. Readings Read Ch. 33 of Business Law: Legal Environment
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In the case of NewCorp, there are liability issues. Sam is a representative of the company as a supervisor, Paula an employee under his supervision. In many companies there are regulations that prohibit employees from getting emotional involved with other employees of the same company or team as a deterrent of title VII violations. As in the Sam's and NewCorp, Sam is abusing his authority and crossing the line into a sexual harassment case, and quid pro quo suit. Sam used his power as Paula's supervisor
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NewCorp Scenarios Legal Brief In the interest of the company and for the benefit of the employees who are involved in the following legal encounters and those who are not we are making the recommendations of how best to deal with each situation in a manner that will reduce the possibility of going to court or having to seek further legal counsel. It is believed to be the best advice that can be offered based on the information provided in each of these scenarios. Understand these are only recommendations
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way for doing it. Every turn that the organization takes, will lead to a possible scenario where the organization will need to deal with litigation process and this case presents it clearly. The company has five possible people that because of the elimination of the online distribution department must be analyze and if there is no other place in the organization for them, they must be let go. In all of the scenarios there is a possible discrimination charge by the employee against the organization
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