Questions from Business Law

Q: 1. Do you agree with the Dissent that the majority opinion

1. Do you agree with the Dissent that the majority opinion in Gross completely alters the burden-shifting framework adopted in Price Waterhouse? 2. Is the Gross opinion likely to make recovery by empl...

Q: What are the most important differences between public- and private-

What are the most important differences between public- and private-sector collective bargaining?

Q: Jared requested FMLA time off from his job to care for his

Jared requested FMLA time off from his job to care for his partner, Samuel, who was suffering from a particularly acute case of adult mumps. Is the leave likely to be granted?

Q: 1. How does the Court determine that Coats’ employment was lawfully

1. How does the Court determine that Coats’ employment was lawfully terminated, despite the fact that medical marijuana use is permitted under Colorado law? Does it matter that the federal government...

Q: 1. Do you think that the fact that an attorney was

1. Do you think that the fact that an attorney was consulted before the acceptance of the offer would be relevant to determine whether the waiver was knowing and voluntary? 2. As an employer, what sho...

Q: 1. Under the direct method, what did Ferrari need to

1. Under the direct method, what did Ferrari need to show to establish a disability under the ADA? Was he successful? Why or Why not? 2. What must Ferrari establish to succeed under the indirect met...

Q: 1. Is predictable attendance an essential job function of Harris’ position

1. Is predictable attendance an essential job function of Harris’ position? Does Harris have a claim for relief under the ADA? 2. Do you believe the employer made a good-faith effort to reasonably ac...

Q: 1. Are you more persuaded by the analysis of the Tenth

1. Are you more persuaded by the analysis of the Tenth Circuit or the Seventh and Eighth (current case)? 2. Does this case represent a clear win for the employer? What guidance would you give an emplo...

Q: 1. These conditions likely would not have been covered by the

1. These conditions likely would not have been covered by the ADA before the 2008 amendments. Thus, if the discrimination had occurred before 2008, the ADAAA would not apply and Gogos may have been ou...

Q: 1. Should Best Formed Plastics’ motion to dismiss have been granted

1. Should Best Formed Plastics’ motion to dismiss have been granted? Why or why not? 2. If Ms. Stewart had only two Facebook friends who could see her post and they were Mr. Shoun and Mr. Shoun’s boss...