Questions from Business Law

Q: In May, the nurses union at Waterbury Hospital went on strike

In May, the nurses union at Waterbury Hospital went on strike, and the hospital was shut down. In mid-June, the hospital began hiring replacements and gradually opened many units. To induce nurses to...

Q: Buffo was employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road.

Buffo was employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road. Along with a number of other workers, he was removing old brakes from railroad cars and replacing them with new brakes. In the course of the work...

Q: Benton, as agent for Savidge, received an insurance settlement check

Benton, as agent for Savidge, received an insurance settlement check from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He indorsed it “ For deposit ” and deposited it in Bryn Mawr Trust Co. in Savidge ’ s account....

Q: Mark Phipps was employed as a cashier at a Clark gas station

Mark Phipps was employed as a cashier at a Clark gas station. A customer drove into the station and asked him to pump leaded gasoline into her 1976 Chevrolet, an automobile equipped to receive only un...

Q: Reno, Nevada, police officers John Bohach and Jon Catalano communicated

Reno, Nevada, police officers John Bohach and Jon Catalano communicated with each other on the Alphapage computer system, typing messages on a keyboard and sending them to each other by use of a “ sen...

Q: List the major federal statutes dealing with the regulation of equal rights

List the major federal statutes dealing with the regulation of equal rights in employment

Q: The EEOC notified North American Stainless (NAS) in February 2003

The EEOC notified North American Stainless (NAS) in February 2003 that Miriam Regalado had filed a charge of sex discrimination against the company. Three weeks later NAS fired her coworker Eric Thomp...

Q: Lessack Auctioneers advertised an auction sale that was open to the public

Lessack Auctioneers advertised an auction sale that was open to the public and was to be conducted with reserve. Gordon attended the auction and bid $100 for a work of art that was worth much more. No...

Q: Dial Corp. implemented a “ work tolerance test, ” which

Dial Corp. implemented a “ work tolerance test, ” which all new employees were required to pass to obtain employment in its Armour Star brand sausage-making department. Of the applicants who passed th...

Q: Continental Photo, Inc., is a portrait photography company. Alex

Continental Photo, Inc., is a portrait photography company. Alex Riley, an African American man, applied for a position as a photographer with Continental. Riley submitted an application and was inter...