Alfreda Joseph Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions Week 2 Assignment 1. The (U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA proposed two regulations regarding calorie labeling on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, retail food establishments, and vending machines. According to the FDA, “These proposals will ensure that consumers have more information when they make their own food choices.” The legislation interests me as an individual since it will after me though not necessarily
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other agency. Introduction: The justice system seems to be the revolving door for cases upon cases on a daily basis. People with many disputes decide to turn to Civil Lawyers to mend issues with other parties. Just to clarify, Mediation in the law, is an alternative dispute solving process which involves disagreeing parties hearing one another in presence of a third party. The aim is to prevent harm as result of the disagreement by seeking a compromised or mutually agreed outcome. The third party
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In any business there are stakeholders. Stakeholders are individuals such as employees, customers, members of the community, and even investors. If someone is affected by a business decision, or if he or she has an interest in the company, then he or she is a stakeholder. Who are the stakeholders of this large company? Joe, District Manager of Computer Operations; Mary, Division Manager—Information Systems; John, President and CEO, the individual who wrote the anonymous letter, the company’s stockholders
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Business Law One source of American law is Administrative law, which: • consists of rules, orders and decisions of administrative agencies • Now affects almost every aspect of a business’s operations • Is both state and federal Regarding case law, which is one source of American law, which of the following is NOT true? Case law is: • Based on a particular case decided in 1787 One particular uniform law which promotes commerce was first issued in 1952, and has been adopted by all fifty states
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Unit Two Assignment HS 101 November 18, 2015 Kaplan University Unit Two Assignment 1. Define civil and criminal law. Could these case facts give rise to a criminal case, a civil case, or both? a. “A criminal action is considered a wrong against society… A civil Action is considered a wrong between individuals” (Caldwell, Connor, 2012, p. 131). These case facts give rise to both criminal and civil cases. First, the teenagers abused the elderly verbally and physically, which should
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Name: Tasnim Hossain Momia ID# 2762363 FINAL EXAM Essay answers: 1) Torts are civil wrongs recognized by law as grounds for a lawsuit. These wrongs result in an injury or harm constituting the basis for a claim by the injured party. While some torts are also crimes punishable with imprisonment, the primary aim of tort law is to provide relief for the damages incurred and deter others from committing the same harms. The injured person may sue for an injunction to prevent the continuation of the
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Part A (a): Ethical dilemma The ethical dilemma that Kate faces is whether to report the potential milk contamination to the Queensland Food Safety Authority (FSA). Ethical Egoism Under ethical egoism, Kate would follow Ben’s decision and not pursue the milk contamination issue further. Kate’s main self-interest is that she keeps her job at the restaurant to provide for her family and fund her university degree. Therefore, upholding Ben’s self-interest of not saying anything, will not only ensure
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GRADUATE PROGRAM IN COUNSELING MINISTRY SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AT CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY CBS510 – LAW AND ETHICS FOR CHURCH BASED COUNSELORS GUIDED STUDY, SUMMER, 2016 Aine Bergin, Psy.D. An examination and explanation of current laws and ethical issues affecting Pastoral Counselors and Church Based Counseling applications. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS POLICY * All written assignments must conform to APA style and standards, and it will be necessary for the student to purchase the
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Law Ethics Case In this case a vinyl record seller Roy found a rare record for Evelia who is wealthy, a frequent customer and collector of very rare records. Roy told Evelia over the phone about it she said she was unwilling to commit to buying it right away but she wanted to inspect it first, as such she asked if Roy could set it aside for a few days, Roy agreed and promised to wait till then. As of now Roy and Evelia have no agreement or contract as there was an offer to Evelia but
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Law Case Analysis According to the law case EEOC v. FREEMAN, the EEOC filed a law suit against Freeman and alleged the company’s hiring policy which includes criminal background and credit history checks, has a disparate impact on African-American, Hispanic, and male applicants. And the material fact of this case is whether Defendant’s hiring criteria of conducting criminal background and credit history checks is consistent with business necessity. Since the Defendant was charged by the EEOC with
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