Legal Issues

Situation A In this situation the employee, having requested a paid leave only from his manager, who has agreed to pay him while on leave, leaves his position. His replacement however allows him to get back to work after his leave is over, but refuses to pay his dues while on leave. In this light, the essay seeks to establish in what ways the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is applied to the situation. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 applies to the situation described above in the...

The war on drugs in the American nation has proved to be an expensive battle. This is because of the amount of national resources used in arresting, convicting and accommodating in prisons those involved in the drug business. The fight against the use or possession of marijuana is leading in the drug war expenditure due to the fact that it is the most commonly used illegal drug in the nation. However, available scientific evidence show that the use of marijuana is to a bigger extent safer compared...

Causes of Events in the Case Six business schools (Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and Stanford) have dismissed the application of several examinees after learning that these individuals were able to access the highly restricted pages containing the test results by following a hackers instruction on how to twist the security of the application software created by Apply Yourself, Inc.- the firm that designed the software being used by the six business schools to facilitate their admission...

This article contains some information concerning the case of one of the Toronto Law firm by the name of Koskie Minsky which was during that time presenting Heather Robertson. The case is between this law firm and the claims administrator that was appointed by the court by the name of Cole and Partners. Among the other key players that are mentioned in the case are the freelance artists and writers who are receiving advice that there is some further listing of the publications of their works which...

Facts of the Case The infant plaintiffs in the case of Pelman v McDonalds Corp. have developed obesity and related heath disorders such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and elevated cholesterol intake. They aver that their ailments occurred because of frequently consuming the defendants products. The defendant failed to display nutritional information and refused to supply the same even on request. Consumers were not informed of the ingredients in the products or the...

In todays society, the need for safety stems out as a result of the increasing incidents of criminality in our neighborhoods and streets. Some of the citizenry, feeling that their persons, family or property is under threat from these lawless elements, resort to various means to protect themselves, including purchasing firearms.  But what does one do when the government steps in, placing severe restrictions on firearm purchasing, basically making it near impossible for one to buy a gun, even...

Sexual harassment is the act of discriminating people on the basis of their gender through unacceptable sexual approaches. This kind of issues can be found in different areas of the work environment, in different organizations. Sexual harassment also covers verbal and physical acts that are sexual. Requesting for sexual favors during the service of duty is also considered to be sexual harassment. These conditions are applicable when the complainant submits or rejects sexual advances due to the conditions...

When you think about starting any business, the most important thing that you have to decide upon is the business structure you choose for your business. It is important to consider this because this will determine the amount of taxes we will be paying, the documentation that will be done, the obligations and liabilities we face and the way we finance our business operations. In this situation where we are starting an online business for making and selling craft items through the internet but in...

A variety of sentiments both positive and negative have been presented concerning the Legislative Bill 373which was sponsored by Omaha Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh. However, I feel obliged to express my support for the bill and the senator due to the numerous benefits that will accrue once it is enacted First, everyone knows that firefighting is a dangerous task which is undertaken by our brothers and sisters who also have a right to live like us. In the delivery of their duties, they are exposed to...

The history of the American nation has been evidently marked with many landmarks legal interpretations of its constitution. The case of New York Times vs. Sullivan is one good example of landmark cases which greatly changed the political thinking of the American population. It is clear from the underlying proceedings of the Supreme Court on the case that the legal understanding of the first and fourth amendments of the civil right bill is not to allow any recovery for media reports unless the complainant...