Elizabeth Gomez Saratoga Hostel v. Avila (2009) In 1999, Maria Avila was hired as a housekeeper by Saratoga Hostel; she was 42 years old. Her duties included: cleaning twelve rooms a day, doing some laundry, and cleaning the hallways as well. Due to the economic crisis of 2009, Saratoga Hostel hired a new business consultant to find ways to reduce costs and personnel. The housekeeping department let go 3 of their 10 employees. The manager then decided to train all
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Dismissal: Employee rights 1. Overview Dismissal is when your employer terminating your employment - they don’t always have to give you notice. If you’re dismissed, your employer must show they’ve: • a valid reason that they can justify • acted reasonably in the circumstances They must also: • be consistent - eg not dismiss you for doing something that they let other employees do • have investigated the situation fully before dismissing you - eg if a complaint was made about you If you’re
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LAW 531 - QUIZ 4 EMPLOYMENT LAW & GOVERNMENT REGULATION Save this quiz on your computer and work on it during the remainder of the week. Make sure to save your results each time you make a change as well as save the quiz with your final answers. There are 25 multiple-choice questions. Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question. When you are sure you have answered all the questions to the best of your ability, mark your answers on the
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Compare and contrast utilitarianism and deontology. Utilitarianism is the principle that the correct form of action be taken to benefit the greatest number of people. Deontology is defined as the area of ethics involving the responsibility, moral duty and commitment. Both utilitarianism and deontology deal with the ethics and consequences of one’s actions and behavior despite the outcome. To contrast utilitarianism and deontology, utilitarianism summarized is making the right decision followed
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to employees [...] at a rate less than the rate [paid] to employees of the opposite sex [...] for equal work on jobs [requiring] equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions[.]" To establish a prima facie case under the EPA, an employee must show that: 1. different wages are paid to employees of the opposite sex; AND 2. the employees perform substantially equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort and responsibility; AND 3. the
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Assignment 3 (Negligence) Date: February 19, 213 To: Judge Stephan Haas Re: Negligence Judgement Facts: The plaintiff, Alan was in the terminal at O’Hare airport in Chicago, and while running to catch his the plane he slipped on a banana peel, which he had not seen. When he slipped on the peel, it caused him to slide across the floor and hit his head on a metal container and suffers a severe head injury. The plaintiff, then files a negligence suit against the airport. O’Hare maintains that
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Contrary, there is no one who escaped from the factory were death, one of the reason is they have been told to run in the opposite direction with a cloth moistened with water to keep the eyes moist. Thirdly, according to Ross theory, the fundamental duties he
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How to Avoid 4 Common Negligence Mistakes on Torts Essays Wednesday, December 5, 2012 California Bar Applicants, Welcome to the latest issue of our California Bar Exam newsletter. For those of you preparing for the February 2013 exam or looking ahead to the July 2013 California bar exam, we consider the following in this issue: • Important Upcoming California Bar Exam Dates • Recent BarReviewSolutions.com California Bar Exam News & Announcements • California Bar Exam Essays In-Depth: How to
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working condition with the intent of forcing the resignation was deliberate (Dempsey, & Petsche, 2006). Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the plaintiff (our former employee) to show prima facie evidence that indeed such discrimination has occurred (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2009). Prima facie evidences in cases of religious discrimination usually include, first, the plaintiff had a genuine religious belief that
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information. The State shall ensure that manning agencies shall provide Filipino seafarers with adequate and relevant information to make them understand their rights, benefits, obligations, conditions and realities attendant to their profession, their duties, responsibilities and obligations under the POEA-approved contract. Toward this end, manning agencies, and other organizations responsible for the recruitment and placement of Filipino seafarers, whether employed on coastal or ocean-going ships shall
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