Questions from Business Law

Q: Hazelwood School District is located in Sleepy Hollow Township. It is

Hazelwood School District is located in Sleepy Hollow Township. It is being sued by several teachers who applied for teaching positions with the school but were rejected. The plaintiffs, who are all A...

Q: T. W. E., a large manufacturer, prohibited its

T. W. E., a large manufacturer, prohibited its employees from distributing union leaflets to other employees while on the company’s property. Richard, an employee of T. W. E., disregarded the prohibit...

Q: Erwick was dismissed from her job at the C & T Steel

Erwick was dismissed from her job at the C & T Steel Company because she was “an unsatisfactory employee.” At the time, Erwick was active in an effort to organize a union at C & T. Is the dismissal va...

Q: Johnson, president of the First National Bank of A, believes

Johnson, president of the First National Bank of A, believes that it is appropriate to employ only female tellers. Hence, First National refuses to employ Ken Baker as a teller but does offer him a ma...

Q: Section 103 of the Federal Public Works Employment Act establishes the Minority

Section 103 of the Federal Public Works Employment Act establishes the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program and requires that, absent a waiver by the Secretary of Commerce, 10 percent of all fed...

Q: Discuss the validity and effect of each of the following:

Discuss the validity and effect of each of the following: (a) A, B, and C, manufacturers of radios, orally agree that due to the disastrous, cutthroat competition in the market, they will establish a...

Q: Jay Corporation, the largest manufacturer of bicycles in the United States

Jay Corporation, the largest manufacturer of bicycles in the United States with 40 percent of the market, has recently entered into an agreement with Retail Bike, the largest retailer of bicycles in t...

Q: Von’s Grocery, a large retail grocery chain in Los Angeles,

Von’s Grocery, a large retail grocery chain in Los Angeles, sought to acquire Shopping Bag Food Stores, a direct competitor. At the time of the proposed merger, Von’s sales ranked third in the Los Ang...

Q: Boise Cascade Corporation is a wholesaler and retailer of office products.

Boise Cascade Corporation is a wholesaler and retailer of office products. The Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint charging that Boise had violated the Robinson-Patman Act by receiving a whole...

Q: Guarino and two others (plaintiffs) died of gas asphyxiation and

Guarino and two others (plaintiffs) died of gas asphyxiation and five others were injured when they entered a sewer tunnel without masks to answer the cries for help of their crew leader, Rooney. Roon...