the independent Human Resources Consultant hired by Teddy's Supplies to help explain to the company what the case against them will entail. You have gleaned the facts from your investigations into the situation to date. You have never talked with Virginia Pollard. The case is currently in the appeals stage and the company executives have some questions for you. Answer them using the most recent legal information you can find. 1. Teddy's Supplies' CEO has asked you to advise him on the facts of the
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Race and Ethnicity in Childhood Obesity Abstract Many early life risk factors for childhood obesity are more prevalent among blacks and Hispanics than among whites and may explain the higher prevalence of obesity among racial/ethnic minority children. Eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care is a national priority, and obesity is a prime target. During the last 30 years in the United States, the prevalence of obesity among children has dramatically increased, sparing
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A. Sexual harassment occurs when one employee makes continued, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, to another employee, against his or her wishes. Quid pro quo- In legal usage, quid pro quo indicates that an item or a service has been traded in return for something of value, usually when the propriety or equity of the transaction is in question. For example, under the common law, a binding contract must involve consideration:
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INTRODUCTION You have asked me to advise you on the facts of the case, and in my opinion of Teddy’s Supplies’ potential liability. This memorandum I will advise whether the company is exposed to liability on all issues I feel are in play. Additionally, in preparation for the case, I have researched related statutes and include precedential cases either for or against Teddy’s case which impact liability. In my opinion, I shall include the “worst case” of damages the company may have to pay Virginia
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Teddy's Supplies' CEO has asked you to advise him on the facts of the case and your opinion of their potential liability. He wants to settle the case. Write a memo to him that states your view of whether the company is exposed to liability on all issues you feel are in play. Include in your memo any laws that apply and any precedent cases either for or against Teddy's case that impact liability. Include in the memo your suggested "offer of settlement" to Virginia. Back up your offer using your analysis
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responsible for watching the warehouse inventory. Filling the guard shack with trash and putting her in harm’s way by backing a forklift up to the guard shack door and making it backfire into her ear. B. Pollard was taunted by her coworkers and one of Teddy’s drivers. The driver was sitting in her chair and she asked him to get up. When he refused, she tried to forcibly push him out of the chair and as she did this, he grabbed her, turned her over his knee and then spanked her. This is sexual harassment
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1) Teddy’s Supplies’ CEO has asked you to advise him on the facts of the case and your opinion of their potential liability. He wants to settle the case. Write a memo to him which states your view of whether the company is exposed to liability on all issues you feel are in play. Include in your memo any laws which apply and any precedential cases either for or against Teddy’s case which impact liability. Include in the memo your suggested “offer of settlement” to Virginia. Back up your offer using
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Currently, at a price of $1 each, 100 popsicles are sold per day in the perpetually hot town of Rostin. Consider the elasticity of supply. In the short run, a price increase from $1 TO $2 is unit- elastic (Es = 1.0). So how many popsicles will be sold each day in the short run if the prices rises ro $2 each? In the long run, a price increase from $1 to $2 has an elasticity of supply of 1.50. So how many popsicles will be sold per day in the long run if the price rises to $2 each? Answer: To answer this
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double. Moreover, accompanying with population growth are economic development and industrialization. Population growth also results in the need of food, home and clothing, which has added more pressure on the availability of freshwater while water supplies are limited and insufficiently managed. If the consumption rate of water has continued at unsustainable levels, by 2025, two-third of the world population may face water shortage, and ecosystem around the world will suffer even more. Water pollution
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Case study 1.1 What did that really cost you? Economists measure costs using a concept called opportunity cost. The opportunity cost of an action is the resources used when that action is taken valued in their next best alternative use. It is the problem of scarcity that explains why economists think opportunity cost is the appropriate measure of cost. Scarcity of resources implies that the real cost of an action to society is the resources that are used when that action is taken. Therefore, to
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