Questions from Business Law

Q: Kevin was the manager of a radio station, WABC. A

Kevin was the manager of a radio station, WABC. A competing station lured him away. In his last month on the job at WABC, he notified two key on-air personalities that if they were to leave the statio...

Q: Apex gave Marcie an employment handbook stating that (1) she

Apex gave Marcie an employment handbook stating that (1) she was an at-will employee, (2) the handbook did not create any contractual rights, and (3) employees who were fired had the right to a termin...

Q: Sally is sent home from school with the chicken pox. Her

Sally is sent home from school with the chicken pox. Her father takes her to a pediatrician who says that she will be fine in about a week and in the meantime just needs bed rest and plenty of fluids....

Q: When Walton Weiner interviewed for a job with McGraw-Hill,

When Walton Weiner interviewed for a job with McGraw-Hill, Inc. he was assured that the company would not terminate an employee without “just cause.” Weiner also signed a contract specifying that his...

Q: Hugo’s sister posted a message on his Facebook page asking him how

Hugo’s sister posted a message on his Facebook page asking him how his evening as a bartender had gone. He responded with complaints that he had not had a raise in five years and that his tips “sucked...

Q: Triec, Inc. is a small electrical contracting company in Springfield

Triec, Inc. is a small electrical contracting company in Springfield, Ohio, owned by its executives, Yeazell, Jones, and Heaton. Employees contracted the International Brotherood of Electrical Workers...

Q: Catherine Wagenseller was a nurse at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and an employee

Catherine Wagenseller was a nurse at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and an employee at will. While on a camping trip with other nurses, Wagenseller refused to join in a parody of the song, “Moon River,”...

Q: Nationwide Insurance Co. circulated a memorandum asking all employees to lobby

Nationwide Insurance Co. circulated a memorandum asking all employees to lobby in favor of a bill that had been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representitives. By limiting the damages that an...

Q: Noelle was the principal of a charter school and an employee at

Noelle was the principal of a charter school and an employee at will. The head administrator imposed a rule requiring cafeteria workers to stamp the hands of children who did not have sufficient funds...

Q: In 1988, terrorists bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie,

In 1988, terrorists bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all passengers on board. Congress sought to remedy security shortcomings by passing the Aviation Security Improvement Act...