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Please suggest on what my options are, the merits and demerits of each, and possible tax consequences for each scenario?
Outline three (3) ways in which your medium-sized private company may benefit from going public, providing a rationale for each.
As a result of a fire, which occurred without any fault of Arnett or Butler, both warehouses and their contents were destroyed. Is Arnett liable to Hines for the value of her piano and furniture? Ex
Suggest four (4) leading financial ratios that will be evaluated and how each will impact the company's decision to obtain expansion funds. Determine whether the results of the ratios would alter th
Following medical treatment, he returned to the company which transferred him to an inspector position due to his broken arm. Does United need to make a report to OSHA?
Google the story on Sharon Smiley and Equity Lifestyle Properties in Chicago, IL to find a plethora of information on the event.
The UCC does not require that a contract for the sale of goods be "fair." Should the Code require that a contract be fair, or would this unnecessarily derogate the principle of freedom of contract?
Considering the impact of SOX compliance, take a position as to whether your company can overcome the challenges posed by SOX compliance if the decision is to go public.
What are the differences between ethical issues and legal issues? Describe a scenario in which an issue may be unethical, but legal. Describe a scenario in which an issue may be ethical, but illegal
Describe and analyze employment a labor law influences as the (fictional) Construction Company grows domestically and internationally. Used for information as we develop the company.
Discuss the differences in costs and benefits of going through traditional litigation and pursuing ADR in this case (consider or example, why one of the parties in the case you're looking at may hav
Problem: Suppose that you are an employer with 110 employees and a group health plan. How would the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act affect your company?
These cases were litigated all the way to the Supreme Court. What, if any, practical impact might these ruling have on businesses? Why do you think that these issues were litigated all the way to th
Since the anti-cutback provisions of ERISA apply only to pensions and not welfare plans, what did changing the conditions under which retiree health care benefits were available run afoul of the ant
From an ethical perspective, is it fair for a holder in due course to protect himself from personal defenses such as failure of consideration or fraud in the inducement? Why?
Imagine a simulated scenario in which you will make a presentation to your HR Department in preparation for a move by the employees to introduce collective bargaining into your company.
Should card-check procedures be allowed to determine employees' desire for union representation or only formal representation elections? What result does it favor? What is the main objection to its
What is the NLRB? What is its relationship to the NLRA? Lastly, what are the elements that an employee must meet to prove discrimination under the NLRA, and what must an employer show to defend agai
Davis Hosiery Mills has each new employee sign an acknowledging receipt of the company's handbook. In small print, it states the employment relationship as "at-will". An employee sues for wrongful t
What if the employee volunteers (suggests) the use of a polygraph test to prove his/her innocence in order to save him/herself from discipline?
"Not all agreements are contracts. All contracts are agreements which bind parties to their promises." Explain how the legal system (with a focus on the judiciary) can play a role in this context, wit
In this changed scenario, do you believe McDonald's would have faced a similar judgment from the courts ($6 million award and guilty of negligence, sexual harassment, and false imprisonment)? Why, o
What are some feasible alternatives to downsizing? If downsizing must occur, what criteria should be used to select those individuals who will be downsized?
Also, half of the employees have been with the employer in excess of 10 years. What legal consideration(s) must the employer assess before engaging in this reduction-in-force?
A number of employers will utilize restrictive covenants such as having employees sign confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements upon hire.