Barclays Restaurant: Legal Analysis

Industry: Demographic factors are favorable to the restaurant industry. Approximately 52% of the 1993 population in the area was 60 years of age or over. This was considered the restaurant’s main target market. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the number of people taking up permanent residence in the valley increased dramatically for various reasons. The climate was attractive for growing population of seniors. Land prices, housing, taxes, and utilities were affordable. With the average cost of an acre of industrial land in the Penticton area at $45000 in 1991, businesses were attracted to the area. Between 1984 and 1991, manufacturing

The title of the case selected is “Yesterday’s Pub & Grille Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination”. The case was reported in the EEOC press release section on February 11th, 2016. According to the press release, Sappyann, Inc., which operates Yesterday’s Pub & Grill restaurant violated federal law by discriminating against an employee (“Yesterday’s Pub,” 2016). The restaurant refused to hire him due to his HIV positive status. As a result, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged a lawsuit against the company.

This paper is composed for the individual assignment for week 1 of the MBA 633 Legal Issues in the Workplace course. The topic for this assignment consists of the four sources of law used to govern businesses and how disputes can be settled. I will be providing short answers to questions related to the four sources of law.

Approximately 52% of the 1993 population in the area was 60 years of age or over. This was considered the restaurant’s main target market. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the number of people taking up permanent residence in the valley increased dramatically for various reasons. The climate was attractive for growing population of seniors. Land prices, housing, taxes, and utilities were affordable. With the average cost of an acre of industrial land in the Penticton area at $45000 in 1991, businesses were attracted to the area. Between 1984 and

Lipton, P. & Herzberg, A. (2010). Understanding Company Law. (15th ed.). Pyrmont, NSW: Lawbook Co.

Mr. Phimphrachanh wants to draw $100,000 from the business by the end of 2006. But based on his financial projections, the after tax net income is less than $100,000. Moreover, there are some other factors that he should consider.

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Owning a business is very rewarding, however, it comes with many challenges as well. There are many torts and laws a business owner should be aware of in order to make sure they are abiding by the laws set forth before them. The characters have found themselves in a wide variety of situations that must be dealt with and handled accordingly.

Senior Management of PepsiCo is evaluating the potential acquisition of two companies – Carts of Colorado and California Pizza Kitchen – in order to expand the company’s restaurant business. If indeed PepsiCo decides to pursue the acquisition of one or both, they must decide how to align each of these business units in its historically decentralized management approach and how to forge relationships between the acquired business units and existing business units. In their evaluation, Senior Management is faced with the question of whether the necessary capital investment in order to purchase one or both of the businesses can be profitable for each of the acquired business units, but must

In setting up a new business the first step is setting up the best business structure for the need of the business. There are many different things that need to be looked at in order to determine the correct entity that will be used. Will there be partners is a big question in this determination, another questions which is the most correct for the business legally. Another consideration needs to be the legal liability as well as the tax liabilities in considering the best choice for the entity of the business.

The Restaurant Group plc (“TRG” or “the Group”) is the leading British chain of restaurant, which were originally founded in 1987 with the establishment of Garfunkel’s chain of restaurants. During the period of time from 1987 to 2014, the Group operates over 450 restaurants and pub restaurants. Its principal brands are Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito, Coast to Coast and Garfunkel’s. Besides, it develops a Pub restaurant system and a Consession business mainly operating in UK airports. The Group focus on

The average turn from the time customers receive their food to the time they exit the restaurant, is 32 minutes. Additionally, it appears that even the experienced staff has difficulties in serving the customers as the demand exceeds labor utilized creating queues on the weekends of up to 25 minutes.

(3) Political and legal environment, factors related to policy and law that influence company’s operation.

I think this video contributed highly to what we learnt about hormones back in the “Sex and the Brain” lecture, especially about estrogen. I did not know that there were several different forms of estrogen receptors, and that these receptors could mutate or their functions could be altered. I also found it fascinating that women with schizophrenia have worse symptoms in times when their estrogen levels are low. I have realized that these hormones are much more involved in the brain functioning than I initially assumed. Dr. Weickart also hypothesized that these estrogen receptors could be find at the areas of the brain related to reasoning and language, which relates to the schizophrenia lecture. The idea behind this hypothesis was that her

The restaurant industry will serve as the example industry that is heavily influenced by the U.S. Legal System. Two influential regulatory examples within this industry are the Affordable Care Act and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), as stated on the Internal Revenue Service’s website, requires employers with more than 50 full-time workers, to offer health benefits to employees. Effective calendar year 2015, the ACA has had a negative effect on workers who are employed by already financially struggling restaurants.