April 7, 2014

Focus Activity

   On the Agencies page, answer the following questions as a response to all of your previous posts.

     a. What steps would you take if you thought you were being discriminated against in the workplace?
     b. What can you do if the EEOC does not find you have been discriminated against?
     c. What would you do if you felt you were being retaliated against or had a "whistleblower" complaint?

   Use this link to help you answer these questions  http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/emp/emp_faq.php

Closing Activity

     a. Find a recent case relating to recent (within the last two years) on the exceptions to "at will employment
     b. Summarize the article
     c. Tell me which exception applies to the case
     d. What was the outcome or what is your predicted outcome?
     e. Why?

*Respond to your other posts from this unit

April 4, 2014

As a response to your posts from yesterday, read the following and answer the questions. 

Doug, a 16 year-old, has a lot of money on his hands with very little time so he decides to hire a personal assistant. When Doug turns 17 and needs a car, he gives specific instructions to his personal assistant (Sam) as the car he wants (personal assistant is 24). Sam follows his instructions exactly, supplies the salesman with a business card and a notarized statement authorizing Sam to act in Doug's place. When Sam brings the car to Doug, Doug has changed his mind and tries to cancel the contract.

1. Is Doug still responsible for the contract?

2. Is Sam responsible?

3. Does the notarized letter give Sam the ability to act in Doug's place?

April 3, 2014

Read the scenario below and post your answers to the questions on the page titled "Agencies."

Bruce owned an apartment building.  He hired a maintenance manager named Tom to “make minor repairs requested by tenants such as fixing plumbing leaks, replacing light switches, and replacing broken garbage disposals.”  Things worked well until Tom ordered a new refrigerator and stove for one of the apts. without consulting Bruce.  Tom had given the business card Bruce printed for him to the appliance store.  The card described Tom as the “Manager of Maintenance” for the apt. complex.  Based on that business card, the retailer delivered the appliances.

1. Why should Bruce be bound to pay for the appliances?

2. Why should Bruce not be bound to pay for the appliances?

April 1, 2014

I apologize for my absence today-it was unexpected. The quiz has been rescheduled to tomorrow. Your work for today is below.

1. Read the following article.

 http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/11/beastie-boys-write-open-letter-to-goldieblox-over.html


2. Provide a brief summary of the issue.

3. Under what  circumstances can someone use copyrighted material legally?

4. Based on what you know about copyright law and the facts of this case, did GoldieBox infringe upon The Beastie Boy's copyrights?


5. Read the following article.

http://www.wptv.com/news/science-tech/apple-aapl-and-samsung-face-off-in-court-again-over-patent-disputes

6. Provide a brief summary of the issue.

7. What is a patent?

8. In this case, what does Apple need to prove in order to win their case?

9. Finish any notes you want to add to your document for tomorrow.


*All posts can be done as a comment to this post. Keep all of your posts together and sign them with your first initial and last name. Have a good day!