...Running head: LEGAL ENCOUNTERS WEEK FOUR Legal Encounters Week Four Henry L. Franklin, Jr. University Of Phoenix Business Law 531 Dr. Gross January 13, 2009 Legal Encounter 1, in the case of Pat Grey. Pat Grey is a manager of real property for Newcorp in Vermont. Pat is responsible focus is leasing commercial properties; he also managed 51 employees and addition to lower level supervisors. When he accepted the position he relocated his family to Vermont during this transitional period his wife has had a hard time coping with the move as well finding a job. Within three months on the job Pat’s Manager expressed concerns about his performance and stated he would be terminated with 1 month of severance pay. From Newcorp’s best interest it would not be a go idea to terminate Pat. Although Newcorp’s is an employment at will company and employees are requires to sign the acknowledgement form during hiring, which is located in manual. Also this form states that all employees to be placed on CAP if any disciplinary actions should arise. At this point Pat has not placed on any corrective plan. Pat’s manager is in violation of Newcorp’s manual/CAP for saying he will be terminated within 30day with a month severance pay. The first step is to place Pat Grey on a CAP for a specified time and during that time his performance must be dean unsatisfactory before he can be terminated. At this time Pat could have a potential lawsuit stating improper discharge...
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...However, the decision to constantly relocate was not always voluntary but rather necessary. For instance, in 1973 when she was contracted by a military coup, that had brought Augusto Pinochet to power, to help people who were on the wanted list escape. This ceased when Allende discovered her name on the list at which point she decided to flee to Venezuela where she held residence for 13 years. Even though some of her travels hold unpleasant memories one that brought her much joy was her trip to California in 1988. Here she met her second husband Willie Gordon. Allende’s first marriage was to Miguel Frias with whom she had two children Paula and Nicolas. Her daughter Paula was actually one of the main characters in a novel Allende wrote titled, Paula. The novel Paula is similar to The House of the Spirits both of which are letters to loved ones. Paula had fallen victim to Porphyria which caused her to slip into a coma from which she never awoke. The letters were...
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...co-worker, or a customer. Sometimes people tend to take sexual harassment very hard; especially if the individual that’s being harassed is married. This type of issue can be very hard to talk about sometimes, especially if you have the feeling that someone might not believe you. Kaminsky (2006) states that; “Staying in the realm of the government, President Clinton himself came under fire for alleged sexual harassment. Paula Jones was a state employee when Clinton was Governor of Arkansas. In 1991, she claimed that Clinton exposed himself and asked her for oral sex in a hotel room. Clinton denied all allegations. After several rounds of filing, Jones's lawsuit was dismissed for failing to state a claim. During the appeals process, a settlement was reached. Jones dropped her suit against Clinton in exchange for $850,000. However, she never received an admission of guilt or an apology. Jones's allegations paved the way for investigating the President's sex life. The Monica Lewinsky scandal and the impeachment of President Clinton were big follow-ups to the Paula Jones case.” I believe victims of sexual harassment should be taken care of at the upmost. You never know how a person is feeling about the situation and might try to get back at the other individual violently. What if one of these women wanted to get back at the president in a harmful way because of it? Just because he is the president I feel this should have been taken care of differently. Yes, he should have been impeached...
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...that had been raised by MDA sponsors. For this event, many celebrities helped make it a success. The highlights of this telethon included having the Backstreet Boys open the show with a dual performance of “In a World Like This” and “I Want It That Way.” During this national broadcast, there were performances by teen pop sensation Austin Mahone, who was the 2013 MTV VMA recipient for “Artist to Watch,” performing his hit single “What About Love”. Country star Darius Rucker performed “Radio” and “Glee” actor/singer Matthew Morrison performed “On the Street Where You Live.” There were also performances by music artists Lee Ann Womack and Luke Bryan. In addition to these performances, there were also celebrity appearances by Ryan Seacrest, Paula Abdul, Enrique Iglesias, “American Idol” runner-up Jessica Sanchez, Universal recording artist and star from “The Voice” Chris Mann, and hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez. This telethon was definitely a huge success, as it raised over one million dollars more than last year’s...
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...the public can determine how public opinion is influence. Public opinion is defined as a representation of a consensus. This consensus derives from many individuals opinion, beginning with people’s attitudes toward the issue in question (Seitel, 2012). Depending on what the ethical and legal nature of the problem a company, such as Paula Deen Enterprise is facing can influence public opinion positive or negative. It is the public relations professional job to sway public opinion in a favorable light and properly manage the client’s reputation. Paula Deen Enterprise Ethical Issue Paula Deen’s ethical issues started after a lawsuit from a former employee surfaced in the media. The lawsuit alleged that the Paula Deen used racist language referring to Afro-American’s as “niggers,” and her brother engaged in sexual harassment at one of her restaurants Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House. In a deposition, Paula Deen admitted using the racist word in the past, however; a deposition is public record ("Paula Deen: "i Beg For Your Forgiveness"", 2013). When the media obtain this deposition, it forced Paula Deen to issue a press release. Paula Deen posted two videotapes apologizing and begging forgiveness from fans and critics for...
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...!1 Paula Deen Scandal Jaime Middlebrooks COM/295 June 15, 2016 Kathy Rodriguez-Abbott !2 Paula Deen Scandal Paula Den is best known for her Food Network shows on Southern cooking, including Paula's Home Cooking, Paula's Party and Paula's Best Dishes. She was a very successful Celebrity chef on the Food Network Channel. Many well know Chefs and home cooks looked up to her for her awesome southern recipes including myself. But in 2012 everything went downhill after she was accused of using racial slurs on more than one occasion. In June 2013, Deen found herself the subject of intense media scrutiny. It became public around this time that she had admitted to using the N-word during a legal deposition taken that May. Deen and her brother have been sued by a former employee for racial and sexual harassment. She also stated that it had been long time since she had used the offensive term in her testimony. Dean faced harsh criticism for her admission. In a video posted on YouTube, she acknowledged that she had made a mistake. "Inappropriate, hurtful language is totally unacceptable," she said. In another video, Deen insisted that she's not racist. "Your color of your skin, your religion, your sexual preferences does not matter to me." In reaction to this controversy, the Food Network decided not to renew Deen's contract with the cable channel. Some of Deen's fans have expressed their outrage over Deen's firing, leaving messages on the Food Network's Facebook...
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...Jackson played in bands with Carlos Santana and Jerry Garcia. In the early 1980s he played on three albums for Jean-Luc Ponty and with the rock band Taxxi. From 1986 to 1987 he was a session musician for the rock group Journey. Jackson played on Journey's 1986 album Raised on Radio. He moved to Italy in the late 1980s and played on a record by Italian pop star Zucchero. The record, Zucchero and the Randy Jackson Band, was produced by Corrado Rustici who played guitar with Jackson on many albums in the early 1980s. He also played with Billy Cobham. In 1985, Keith Richards was asked to provide music for the Whoopi Goldberg comedy vehicle Jumpin' Jack Flash. Richards assembled an all-star band which included Aretha Franklin on piano and lead vocals and Jackson on bass guitar. This song was the fourth track on Aretha's 1986 album titled Aretha. Jackson can be seen in the song's video. In the late 1980s, Jackson was still doing sessions. He was notably on the first solo album by famed session guitarist Steve Lukather. Jackson was a featured bass guitarist on five songs on Maze's 1989 "Silky Soul" album. He also performed on several of Kenny G's albums. Jackson was the bass guitarist on the 1991 self-titled Divinyls album (which features the song "I Touch Myself") as well as featured bassist on several tracks of Tracy Chapman's 1992 release, Matters of the Heart. He performed on the singles "Bang Bang Bang", "Open Arms", and "Dreaming on a World". That same year, Jackson also played...
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...Business Communication & Tools of Connection To: From: Date: Subject: Good leader Vs Bad Leader Mother Teresa was chosen as the good leader for this assignment. Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910. There was some confusion on when she was really born. She was baptized on the 27th of August as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, the day that is sometimes is considered her actual birthdate. Her father passed away when she was only 8 years old, the cause of his death still to this date remains unknown. There are some speculations that he was poisoned. At the age of 18, she decided to become a nun this is when she took the name sister Mary Teresa. Mother Teresa first made her vows in India where she would stay there for 17 years. Mother Teresa was a teacher at Saint Mary’s high school later on she became the principal of Saint Mary’s.(The Biography Cannel). Mother Teresa took the Final vows on May 24, 1937 this is when she actually became Mother Teresa. On September 10, 1946 Mother Teresa had a second calling Christ spoke to her telling her to abandon teach and begin working in the slums and helping out the poor. Mother Teresa need permission to do this since she already made a vow of obedience. It took about a year and a half to get the permission she needed. In January of 1948, Mother Teresa did get the approval to go ahead with the new calling. Mother Teresa established in old buildings a home for the dying. She won recognition for new congregation...
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...The question posed for this week’s discussion is what I would consider a mixed bag. While I feel that similarities between the partners would make for a stronger relationship I do not feel that we need to seek out our copies. What it really will boil down to is the couple’s ability to adapt and accept differences and to not see them as weaknesses but rather opportunities for growth (Olson, 2009). Paula Abdul, I realize that this dates me a bit, had a top twenty hit in 1988 titled "Opposites Attract" which has found some basis in sociological research. In an article found in Psychology Today this issue of why those who are different are drawn together is discussed, "Opposites, or perhaps more accurately, “complements” do attract...And while this can create some interesting challenges for most couples, these differences are actually the source of what is considered by many to be the source of the most important aspect of any successful relationship: chemistry" (Bloom and Bloom, 2014). This chemistry is what initiates an interaction that could lead to a lasting relationship. Those who are just like us tend to limit our ability to grow and adapt, which is needed in a healthy relationship. The PREPARE/ENRICH program allows couple to see where they have strengths but more importantly is shows where they can grow and then leaves it to the couple to decide if they are willing to work at it. When a couple leans on existing strengths in times of stress while striving through Christ-like...
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...disaster. These points are all accurate, and indeed important. However, the only thing Jay says regarding the music industry is that its reputation is boosted when its celebrities do charitable things. He neglects to include how the music scene and the musicians themselves are affected, and how the way we view music has been affected. In the first body paragraph, I feel that he spends far too much time describing Sam Fuller. While certainly relevant to American Idol, Fuller’s influence is more relevant to the entertainment industry and comes more from his wealth than his musical background. Facts such as which celebrities he manages are mostly irrelevant. Instead, he should have spent more time on describing how Simon (as well as Randy and Paula, the other two judges) have influenced musicians and the way we view music. The other body paragraph is very vague. It is somewhat clear what point he is trying to make about Idol serving as a public forum, but not specifically how that has influenced anything. Once again, there is no mention of how the music scene was affected, only how public society was affected. His point about the Katrina relief efforts were...
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...met Paula over 40 years ago; what was to be just a simple introduction was everything but; this introduction evolved into a lasting relationship which quickly became a sister bond. Paula’s gentle and fun nature made it easy for my entire family to adopt her as one of our big sisters. As Paula and I continued to be friends we have enjoyed many life impacting experiences. Our children were born around the same time and grew up together. When my son, who was bright, yet was failing in third grade; it was Paula who discovered that his challenges were due to dyslexia. Without charges, Paula tutored my son and the school year ended with him being the most improved student in his class. My children and I spent many weekends at the Parks, Zoo and other amusement venues with Paula and her family alone with many of her students over the years. She often spent her own money on clothes as well as school supplies for many of her students. There were times when food purchases were made for the families of these children. Most of these children were from disadvantaged situations and without her intervention most likely would never have enjoyed these experiences. I believe Paula’s acts of kindness, sharing and caring went beyond her duties and responsibilities as a teacher, and is the result of some of these children going on to becoming teachers and other responsible adults. Paula continues to hear from many of her students today who are adults with their own families.. Paula is one...
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...When does make believe begin to cloud reality. I’m reading The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and I am currently on page 111. When Rachael finds out her husband is having an affair she turns to alcohol and tends to have holes in her memory. Typically she does not worry too much about these holes that is until Megan Hipwell goes missing, and Rachael may be responsible. In Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train, I have been connecting, predicting, and questioning. When Rachael was married to Tom they were attempting to conceive a baby, however they went through some difficulties in the process and were unable to conceive. This led Rachael to take up a drinking habit. This drinking habit is what caused Tom to divorce Rachael, and then the divorce led Rachael to drink heavier. Rachael’s strong addiction to alcohol...
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...Paula Scher Paula Scher studied at the Tyler School of Art School in Philadelphia and began her graphic design career as an art director on album covers for Atlantic and CBS Records in the 70s. Later, she left Atlantic records to work on herself and developed a typographic result based on Russian Constructivism. In 1984 she co-founded Koppel and Scher, and in 1991 joined Pentagram as the first female principal. In 1992 she became a design educator at the School of Visual Arts. Paula has developed identity and branding systems, promotional materials, environmental graphics, packaging, and publication designs for a wide range of customers. Drawing from what Tom Wolfe has called the "large wardrobe" of the history of art and design, pop and classic...
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...Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit is a shot story written by Sylvia Plath in 1955. In the beginning of the text our narrator tells us that the story takes place in Winthrop [153, Ln. 2]. The story is set in the winter, in “the year the war began” [153, Ln. 2-3]. The world war two started in Europe in 1939, but it was first in 1941 the US entered the war. My guess is then, that the story takes place in the winter of 1941. There are a lot of hints that tells us that it is war time, like: Uncle Frank is “waiting to be drafted” – he is waiting to join the army, the narrator wins a prize for drawing the best civil defense signs and Sheldon pretends to be nazi. I did a research on our narrator Sylvia Plath, and I found out that this story is an episode from her childhood. Out of these information’s I must assume that Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit must be a real story. The story starts with an in medias res. From the first line to the last, do we have a flashback. Everything in this story has been written in the first person. That means that we see through the eyes of our anonymous narrator, so the story is written with pronouns like I and me, and possessives like my and mine appear in the story. Our narrator gives us access to the events that takes place, and her feelings and thoughts about them. The narrator can easily seem loyal, and bring us readers on her side. Obviously this story could be retold from other characters...
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...William Jefferson Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones 1. Who is unhappy? President Bill Clinton is the unhappy party in this case. 2. Why are they unhappy? He is unhappy because he is being sued for sexual harassment. 3. What did they do about their unhappiness? Because the President was unhappy about the allegation he asked for the dismissal on the grounds of presidential immunity, or delay of the proceedings until his term of office will expire. 4. What happened? –Decision-Appeal- Decision District court denied the motion for dismissal and ordered discovery to proceed but after the end of Clinton’s term. The court of appeals affirmed the denial of the motion to dismissed but reversed the stay of the trial. President Clinton appealed to the U.S Supreme Court. The decision was reversed in part. Affirmed in part in favor of Respondent, Jones. 5. What was the reason for the final decision? This case is a good example of strategic use of the law. Even though the President knew he wasn’t innocent he was trying to delay the process and use his Presidential privileges. The Constitution affords the President temporary immunity from civil damages that occurred before he took office. President’s lawyers argued that it would be better to pull off the case until later so that the President will not be distracted during the holding office. It was decided however that it would not occupy any substantial amount of petitioner’s time. Additionally President’s lawyers brought...
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