For the first years after the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, many companies chose to go public in London (the AIM = Alternative Investment Market sponsored by the London Stock Exchange). Some are claiming that SOX is to blame. Do you agree, or is there more to the story? Has the collapse of world financial markets over the past t
A compny was administratively dissolved on July 1st after it forgot to file various required documents with our state's secretary of state. This company provides construction services to consumers. The company provided construction servcies to a consumer on July 10th which was after they were administratively dissolved. The c
If you had been a voter at the time of Nixon's impeachment and resignation, how would the Watergate scandal have affected your perception of government power? Do you think the Watergate scandal has had an enduring effect on the public's perception of government power today or not? Explain.
Pete Principal instructs Al Agent, his employee, to repossess some property owned by Ted Turner. Al knows that the repossession is illegal but performs it any way. Please prepare a written discussion on all aspects of the potential liability in this case. When composing the answer it states that you should consider within y
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed in 2002 following widely publicized governance scandals at corporations such as Enron, was intended to deter fraud in publicly traded corporations. The Act extended boards' financial oversight responsibilities and imposed new financial disclosure requirements. Only two of these provisions applied t
Discuss examples of what a company might want to discuss with regard to communications to employees to legally pursuade them not to join a union
Task: Analyze the significance of the value of Google's intellectual capital to the overall success of the organization Please provide reference(s)
What are the product liability issues against console games like Nintendo Wii and Sony's Playstation? What measures may management take to prevent these issues from arising? How may they minimize legal risk?
I am having trouble with this question can you start me in the right direction? What is the relationship among statutes, regulations, and case law? Why is case law such an integral part of our legal system?
What are the risks that businesses and other organizations encounter when dealing with traditional litigation such as suit, answer, discovery, trial, or jury, and what measures can business managers take to reduce exposure to those risks?
How to analyze complex situations involving consumer complaints to determine if violations have occurred.
A privately owned company that sells home security systems and is seeking to open new locations in the five fastest growing cities throughout the United States. To succeed, the company plans to invest in a new technological infrastructure. Because the company does not have the required capital on hand to move in this direction,
You have been hired by Joe Contractor to handle the following situation: Big Ben Bully hired Joe Contractor to build him a state-of-the art recording studio. Ben was a very famous artist and was known around Hollywood to love to carry guns. Joe was likewise famous as a contractor for the stars. In fact, one of Ben's friends t
Which APB opinion requires all companies to disclose both the accounting policies the firm follows and the methods used in applying the policies? a. APB Opinion No. 22 b. APB Opinion No. 9 c. APB Opinion No. 10 d. APB Opinion No. 19 Some of the measures that can be used for non-financial performance are which of the
During 2007, Thompson Corporation spent $170,000 in research and development costs. As a result, a new product called the New Age Piano was patented. The patent was obtained on October 1, 2007, and had a legal life of 20 years and a useful life of 10 years. Legal costs of $24,000 related to the patent were incurred as of October
Identify and explain new liabilities for managements of public companies created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
All people - companies - countries will do what they can to make money. We all have our own personal codes and lines that we will not cross. However, we all have different lines. An action that is offensive to one person might be a perfectly legit way to make money to another person. An easy example would be a country the le
Information that explain the application and implication to the following laws for an employer. Analyze the following employee safety, health, and welfare laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970 Answer the two questions below 1. What are employers' responsib
American Express is the organization Discuss American Express' policy on the treatment of exempt employees versus non-exempt employees. Is there any employment discrimination (hiring and/or firing)? Are there any differences, in the treatment of exempt employees versus non-exempt employees? If so, why or why not? Organ
Case study on employment discrimination in the work place. should parties in mediation discuss with others what was discuss during mediation. So the have the right to breach confidentially in court? Joan has alleged that Tanya discriminated against her when Tanya yet again gave Jim, rather than her, a career-building assi
I have a scenario I need to come up with some outcomes to in APA format. Below is the scenario at hand. Overview Food mart, Inc. is a retail grocery store chain based in Any State; U.S.A. Food mart has stores throughout the United States. Brian McDonald works as the produce manager for the store in My Town, U.S.A. Jeremy A
What legal issues did Napster have? Did Napster violate any laws? Which ones? What other industries are affected by Napster? Could it also affect the academic E-books? What laws would be broken by piracy of E-books? How important is it to observe laws when starting a company? Required Articles: Gomes, L. (2001)
Looking for information describing the elements of affirmative action as it applies to public sector and private sector employers and how it interacts with Title VII requirements of Equal Employment Opportunity. Looking to address these three questions listed below. 1. What employers are subject to affirmative action plan
Legal Process John is an employee in a private sector organization. He wants to file a discrimination complaint against his employer. Resources: EEOC Web site at http://www.eeoc.gov and the U. S. Court System Web site at http://www.uscourts.gov .Search with the key words litigation process, mediation process, and dispute
Was it good organizational politics for Overstock.com's CIO to act as he did? Why? Do you have any better political advice to extend to him? -------------- Paul Strassman, a former vice president of Xerox Corp., has written a number of books and articles regarding organizational politics and governance and may be conside
Felix is a school bus driver. He is driving children home from school one day when he is distracted by a fight in the back of the bus. He turns to see what is happening behind him, and accidentally strikes and kills two twins riding bicycles in the bike lane. One twin is a brain surgeon, and the other is a garbage collector. Eac
I need help answering the below questions concerning privacy protections of employees. What are some of the constitutional protections of privacy? What privacy rights are afforded to public and private sector employees? How might privacy rights be waived?
?Write a paper in which you evaluate the effects of three federal employment laws. The paper must include the following: 1. What does each law entail? Provide a brief overview. 2. How do these laws affect organizational processes and policies? 3. What is the influence of these laws on organizational ethics? 5. How do these
1. In economic terms, what are the market consequences of a price floor? Discuss the economic implications of implementing a legal minimum wage. 2. What do the laws of supply and demand predict would be the result of an immediate removal of minimum wage in terms of the price of labor and the quantity available? 3. Do you
Request assistance with graduate level research: MS word document, with APA citing in text and references, addressing the following issues: Given the recent banking industry crisis, was repealing the Glass-Steagall act a mistake? Be sure to consider effects on banks as well as on bank customers, and the market reactio