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    What is Disparate Intent and Disparate Impact?

    What is the definition of Disparate Intent and Disparate Impact? If a protected class of job applicants sues the employer, will it likely get compensatory and punitive damages? Explain.

    Business Law: Title VII

    1. What types and amounts of damages are awarded for Title Vll violations? 2. What is a BFOQ? 3. Is it defined by the courts narrowly or broadly? 4. What two ways is the Civil Rights Act of 1866 superior to a Title Vll claim for racial discrimination? 5. I own a business with more than 15 employees. We never are open

    Consequences of Negligence

    What types of damages are awarded for negligence? What are the four major elements of a negligence cause of action?

    Business Law

    1. All of the orthodontists in your community at their annual holiday party agreed to charge the parents of each child patient a non-refundable fee of $200 prior to beginning any treatment. They also agreed that the charge for an orthodontia procedure would not be less than $2,000. Are these agreements a violation of the Sherma

    References and Wrongdoing

    Do employers have a responsibility to alert other employers to an employees wrong doing by supplying an unfavorable reference? Why or why not? Discuss the conflict between community responsibility and corporate self-protection.

    Negotiation Tactics

    Concerning negotiating a settlement in the case of a woman who states that her daughter has Leukemia due to environmental violations........ What I really need is information concerning the cons of negotiation prior to mediation, arbitration or litigation. We have the pros down pat, but I can't find anything about the cons t

    Corporate Governance and the Audit Committee: the problem consists of six multiple choice questions concerning duties and responsibilities of the audit committee under Sarbanes-Oxley.

    1. All of the following are parts of corporate governance except: a. Oversight of management by the board of directors b. Established processes to provide accountability back to stockholders c. Whistle-blowing processes d. Independent review of financial statements by the SEC 2. Which of the following would NOT be a corre

    Unlawful Discrimination

    Scenario: In a case decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals or the 8th Circuit, Crone v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) (caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/8th/013595P.pdf) a UPS dispatcher was denied a supervisory position because her boss feared drivers would make her cry. Problem: Discuss the outcome of the case, whether the

    Jurisdiction

    1.) Shirley Jones, a professional entertainer who lives and works in California, brought suit in a California state court claiming that she had been libeled in an article written by the defendants in Florida and published in the National Enquirer, a national magazine having its largest circulation in California. Does the Cal

    MBA Questions

    Question: All jurists believe in judicial restraint to some degree and all are activists in some situations. Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Please give examples of both philosophies. Question: I sell tax services to corporations. I sign a new client to a one-year contract. This new client, is my largest client

    Copyright Impairment: Amortization and Fair Values

    Presented below is information related to copyrights owned by Walter de la Mare Company at December 31, 2007. Cost $8,600,000 Carrying amount 4,300,000 Expected future net cash flows 4,000,000 Fair value 3,200,000

    Reasonable Accommodation ADA and Vicarious Tort Liability

    Background: Your team of corporate officers will be presenting training seminars to senior managers at the upcoming annual company conference in Maui. Your team should research and prepare a presentation which highlights recent legal issues and cases. Problem: Develop a short presentation on: Reasonable Accommodation b

    Ethics case analysis

    Prepare an analysis of the attached file. Please use the Internet, or other resources, to access more information about the cases and to support your opinions with documented research.

    Impact of Law on Employment (Recruitment and Selection)

    Review the key federal legislation, particularly the following: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1991 The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 Americans with Disabilities Act The Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986 Fair Labor St

    Auditing - Securities Exchange Act

    The text of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may be accessed on the Internet, using the following address: www.law.uc.edu/CCL/34Act/index.html. a. Use the Internet to access the text of Securities Exchange Act of 1934. b. Read and summarize the internal control requirements of Section 13(b) (2) of the act.

    Telecommunications Group & 900 Numbers

    The Telecommunications Group of DWI owns and Operates several local telephone companies. One service that DWI provides to its commercial customers is the use of "900 numbers" by which third-parties (clients of DWI customers) receive products & services. Billing for these products and services is delineated as charges owed to DWI

    Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

    1. During the interview Gale had with Leslie Accounting Firm, Gale was asked whether she had any children, whether she planned to have any more children, to what church she belonged and what her husband did for a living. Are these questions illegal? Why or why not? 2. Dave comes into the office and says to Sue: "Good morn

    Automatic Stay

    On January 22, 2001, Marlene Moffett bought a used 1998 Honda Accord from Hendricks Honda in Woodbridge, Virginia. Moffett agreed to pay $20,024.25, with interest, in sixty monthly installments, and Hendricks retained a security interest in the car. Hendricks thus had the right to repossess the car in the event of default, su

    Unauthorized Signatures

    Under the 1990 revision of Article 4, a bank is not required to include the customer's canceled checks when it sends monthly statements to the customer. Banks may simply itemize the checks (by number, date, and amount) or, in addition to this itemization, also provide photocopies of the checks. What implications do the revised

    Forged Signatures

    Cynthia Stafford worked as an administrative professional at Gerber & Gerber, P.C. (Professional Corporation) a law firm, for more than two years. During that time, she stole ten checks payable to Gerber & Gerber (G&G), which she endorsed in blank by forging one of the attorney's signatures. She then endorsed the forged checks

    Encouraging the Negotiability of Instruments

    How does the concept of holder in due course further article 3's goal of encouraging the negotiability of instruments? How does it further Article 3's goal of balancing the rights of parties to negotiable instrument?

    Sarbanes Oxley and payments

    My business paid $125,000 to a German politician to allow a purchase of a German based company. My business also paid a plant manager $2,000 to a German port officer to allow a shipment to be completed. Describe how each of these payments would be affected by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977(FCPA), Sarbanes-Oxley Ac

    Flag of Convenience Arrangement

    All ships owned by DWI are flagged in the Bahamas and Liberia. The "flag of convenience" rules have both public law and private law implications. Private law comes into play in the employer-employee, passenger contract, and cargo contract obligations of the ship. Public law also interfaces with these rules in that ships and comp

    Media Based AntiCrime Efforts

    - Do programs such as the National Citizen's Crime Prevention Campaign, and Court Tv's Choices and Consequences effectively deter crime? - Does using the media deter crime unduly increase a society's fear of crime? Why or why not? - The show America's Most Wanted is owned by a prominent television network. Does using the m

    All ships owned by DWI are flagged in the Bahamas and Liberia. The "flag of convenience" rules have both public law and private law implications. Private law comes into play in the employer-employee, passenger contract, and cargo contract obligations of the ship. Public law also interfaces with these rules in that ships and companies pick and choose flags of convenience for individual ships based upon liability concerns such as negligence, contractual, labor, customs, immigration, and/or environmental laws.

    Congratulations! You have just been hired by Diversified Worldwide Industries (DWI), Inc., as the Vice President of Risk Management. DWI is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, and has over 150 offices in 30 countries. DWI is incorporated in the State of Delaware; its ships are flagged by Liberia and the Bahamas. The Cor