Wrongful Discharge. Denton and Carlo were employed at an appliance plant. Their joh required them to perform ocsional maintenance worlk while standing on a wire mesh twenty feet above the plant floor. Ocher employ ees bad faller through the mesh, and one of them had bcen killal by the fall. When their supervisor told them tw perform tasks that would likely involve walking on the mesh, Denton and Carlo refused because they feared cthey might suffer bodily injury or death. Necause they refuxd w do te rcquested work, the ewo employees were fired from their jobs. Was their discharge wrongful If so, under what federal employment law? To whar federal gency or depurtmt should they rurn for assistance? (See Epinyent ar WiN.)

"Warranties.Harold Moore bought a barrel-racing horse named Clear Boggy for $100,000 for his daugh-ter. The seller was Betty Roper, who appraises barrel-racing horses. (Barrel racing is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider attempt to complete a cloverleaf pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time.) Clear Boggy was promoted for sale as a competitive barrel-racing horse. On inquiry, Roper repre-sented that Clear Boggy did not have any performance issues or medical problems, and that the only medications the horse had been given were hock injections, a common treatment.Shortly after the purchase, Clear Boggy began exhibiting significant performance problems, including nervousness, unwillingness to practice, and stalling during runs. Roper then disclosed that the horse had been given shoulder injec-tions prior to the sale and had previously stalled in competi-tion. Moore took the horse to a veterinarian and discovered that it suffered from arthritis, impinged vertebrae,…

Wally is a world-famous LSU shoe quarterback who is known for his ability to quite literally throw away the game when it matters most. One day, during his rigorous shoe throwing exercbes, be negligently knocks an innocent civilian unconscious with a stray purple and gold cleat. Wally was promptly arrested and taken to jail to await trial. The judge assigned to his trial happened to be a passionate Gator fan who was excited about a potential national championship season for his beloved Florida football team, which Wally had spoiled a few years ago with yet another stray cleat. As a result of the judge's (understandable) resentment towards Wally's previous national championship sabotaging episode, the judge sentenced Wally to a lifetime in prison for his current crime. The judge's comically harsh sentence could be described by which of the following legal theories? O Legal Realism Utilitarianism Natural Law Egalitarianism O The Historical School

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KellyMarie Griffin works for the City of Portland, Oregon, as a clerical employee in the Parks and Recreation Department. She complains of conflict with her coworkers. In particular, Therea Lareau, the “lead” clerical employee at the same location, has made comments that are derogatory about or offensive to Griffin’s Christian faith. Ms. Lareau has referred to Griffin as “a wacko” because of her beliefs and, on at least one occasion, told Griffin that God was “a figment of [her] imagin[ation]” and that Griffin was “praying to something that didn’t exist.” Griffin also complains that many of her coworkers frequently page 51-42use “God” and “Jesus Christ” as swear words, which she finds offensive due to her religious beliefs. Griffin, however, admits that when she has informed her coworkers about how the swearing offends her, they have made efforts to avoid doing so in her presence—even Lareau. Despite that, things have deteriorated. Recently, Griffin and Lareau found themselves in a…

Business Case Problem with Sample Answer—Determining Employee Status. Nelson Ovalles workedas a cable installer for Cox Rhode Island Telecom,LLC, under an agreement with a third party,M&M Communications, Inc. the agreementstated that no employer-employee relationshipexisted between Cox and M&M’s technicians, includingOvalles. Ovalles was required to designate his aliation withCox on his work van, clothing, and identication badge. Coxhad minimal contact with him, however, and had limitedpower to control how he performed his duties. Cox suppliedcable wire and similar items, but the equipment was delivered to M&M, not to Ovalles. On a workday, while Ovalleswas fullling a work order, his van rear-ended a car driven byBarbara Cayer. Is Cox liable to Cayer? Explain. [Cayer v. CoxRhode Island Telecom, LLC, 85 A.3d 1140 (R.I. 2014)] (SeeAgency Law.)

Dr. Susan Rice asks Bruce Goldman, CMA (AAMA), to instruct patient Dottie Tate in the use of a walker to prevent further falls at home. Dottie is silent as Dr. Rice leaves the examination room and Bruce proceeds to set the walker correctly. However, when Dottie sees that Bruce must once again put Dottie in a gait belt for her protection—the belt was used earlier in the examination to assess Dottie’s ability to ambulate—the patient gets feisty. She is visibly tired and ready to go home. “I’ll learn to use the walker if I have to, but I won’t wear that belt. It makes me feel like a baby. And it’s such a bother. Who wants to go through all that? We just don’t need it.” Answer the following questions, which are also found in the Reflection Activity for Chapter 32 of the textbook: What is the best action of the medical assistant? What is the best therapeutic response of the medical assistant? Could the situation have been avoided? If so, how? If not, why not?

assume that employees at Company Y have engaged in a strike thier employer is mot happy ans has dismissed all the striking employees. Advise the employees on the requirements for both substantive and procedural fairness for dismissals

Question 2 Which of the following is a true statement? A. As a general rule, if the Statute of Frauds requires a contract to be evidenced by a writing an oral contract will be unenforceable. B. The “part performance” exception to the Statute of Frauds may permit an oral contract for the sale of land to be enforced merely if part of the purchase price is paid. C. A mortgage represents an interest in personal property and thus can be oral. D. A contract for lifetime employment must be in writing to be enforceable since usually if will be for a long time. Question 4 Which of the following is true regarding Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act in the workplace? a. The plaintiff employee must always prove a malicious, wrongful intent to discriminate on the part of the defendant employer against the employee to prevail in a Title VII civil rights lawsuit. b. Only “big” employers with 2000 or more employees are covered by the federal Title…