Questions from Business Law

Q: John Novosel was employed by Nationwide Insurance Company for fifteen years.

John Novosel was employed by Nationwide Insurance Company for fifteen years. Novosel had been a model employee and, at the time of discharge, was a district claims manager and a candidate for the posi...

Q: Michelle Vinson was an employee of Meritor Savings Bank for approximately four

Michelle Vinson was an employee of Meritor Savings Bank for approximately four years. Beginning as a teller-trainee, she ultimately advanced to the position of assistant branch manager. Her promotions...

Q: Janet, a twenty-year-old woman, applied for

Janet, a twenty-year-old woman, applied for a position driving a truck for Federal Trucking, Inc. Janet, who is 5’4” tall and weighs 135 pounds, was denied the job because the company requires that al...

Q: Plaintiff, Beth Lyons, a staff attorney for the Legal Aid

Plaintiff, Beth Lyons, a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society (Legal Aid) brought suit against her employer, alleging that Legal Aid violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Reha...

Q: The Steamship Clerks Union has approximately 124 members, 80 of whom

The Steamship Clerks Union has approximately 124 members, 80 of whom are classified as active. Members serve as steamship clerks who, during the loading and unloading of vessels in the port of Boston,...

Q: Johnson Controls’ implemented a policy that women who are pregnant or who

Johnson Controls’ implemented a policy that women who are pregnant or who are capable of bearing children would not be placed into jobs involving lead exposure. Employees filed a class action lawsuit...

Q: N.I.S. promoted John, a forty-

N.I.S. promoted John, a forty-two-year-old employee, to a supervisor’s position while passing over James, a fifty-eight-year-old employee. N.I.S. told James he was too old for the job and that it pref...

Q: For the balance due on the purchase of a tractor Henry Brown

For the balance due on the purchase of a tractor Henry Brown executed and delivered to Jane Jones his promissory note containing the following language: January 1, 2015, I promise to pay to the order...

Q: Seigel, a seventy-three-year-old man,

Seigel, a seventy-three-year-old man, was injured at one of Giant Food’s retail food stores when a bottle of Coca-Cola exploded as he was placing a six-pack of Coke into his shopping cart. The explosi...

Q: Anthony was employed as a forklift operator for Blackburn Construction Company.

Anthony was employed as a forklift operator for Blackburn Construction Company. While on the job, he operated the forklift in a manner that was careless and in direct violation of Blackburn’s procedur...