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- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Management/Beginning_Management_of_Human_Resources/09%3A_Successful_Employee_Communication
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Management/Beginning_Management_of_Human_Resources/03%3A_Diversity_and_Multiculturalism/3.03%3A_Diversity_PlansWhile state and federal laws must be followed to ensure multiculturalism, the culture of the company and the way the organization operates can contribute to the nurturing of a multicultural environmen...While state and federal laws must be followed to ensure multiculturalism, the culture of the company and the way the organization operates can contribute to the nurturing of a multicultural environment (or not). The second step would be to look at the operation of the HR department and to figure out what departmental measures can be taken to promote diversity.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Book%3A_Introduction_to_Contracts_Sales_and_Product_Liability/01%3A_Introduction_to_Law_and_Legal_Systems/1.02%3A_Schools_of_Legal_Thoughtclaims that obeying an unjust law is not moral and that deliberately disobeying an unjust law is in fact a moral act that expresses “the highest respect for law”: “An individual who breaks a law that ...claims that obeying an unjust law is not moral and that deliberately disobeying an unjust law is in fact a moral act that expresses “the highest respect for law”: “An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.…One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to acce…
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Introduction_to_the_Law_of_Property_Estate_Planning_and_Insurance/18%3A_Bailments_and_the_Storage_Shipment_and_Leasing_of_Goods/18.03%3A_The_Storage_and_Shipping_of_GoodsUnder the UCC, Section 7-301(1), the owner of the goods (e.g., a consignee) described in a bill of lading may recover damages from the issuer of the bill (the carrier) if the issuer did not actually r...Under the UCC, Section 7-301(1), the owner of the goods (e.g., a consignee) described in a bill of lading may recover damages from the issuer of the bill (the carrier) if the issuer did not actually receive the goods from the shipper, if the goods were misdescribed, or if the bill was misdated.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Introduction_to_the_Law_of_Property_Estate_Planning_and_Insurance/07%3A_Introduction_to_Tort_LawShow how tort law relates to criminal law and contract law. Understand strict liability torts and the reasons for them in the US legal system. The law attempts to adjust for harms done by awarding dam...Show how tort law relates to criminal law and contract law. Understand strict liability torts and the reasons for them in the US legal system. The law attempts to adjust for harms done by awarding damages to a successful plaintiff who demonstrates that the defendant was the cause of the plaintiff’s losses. Torts can be intentional torts, negligent torts, or strict liability torts. This chapter explains the different kind of torts, as well as available defenses to tort claims.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Introduction_to_the_Law_of_Property_Estate_Planning_and_Insurance/11%3A_The_Nature_and_Regulation_of_Real_Estate_and_the_Environment/11.07%3A_Summary_and_ExercisesThe law governing water rights varies with the states; in general, the eastern states with more plentiful water have adopted either the natural flow doctrine or the reasonable use doctrine of riparian...The law governing water rights varies with the states; in general, the eastern states with more plentiful water have adopted either the natural flow doctrine or the reasonable use doctrine of riparian rights, giving those who live along a waterway certain rights to use the water. He “slant drills” the well; that is, the well slants from a point on the surface in his yard to a point four hundred feet beneath the surface of his neighbor’s yard.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Introduction_to_the_Law_of_Property_Estate_Planning_and_Insurance/03%3A_Courts_and_the_Legal_Process/3.03%3A_Motions_and_DiscoveryCases can be decided on the pleadings alone in the following situations: (1) If the defendant fails to answer the complaint, the court can enter a default judgment, awarding the plaintiff what he seek...Cases can be decided on the pleadings alone in the following situations: (1) If the defendant fails to answer the complaint, the court can enter a default judgment, awarding the plaintiff what he seeks. (2) The defendant can move to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to “state a claim on which relief can be granted,” or on the basis that there is no subject matter jurisdiction for the court chosen by the plaintiff, or on the basis that there is no personal jurisdicti…
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Law_of_Commercial_Transactions/16%3A_Remedies/16.03%3A_Promisee%E2%80%99s_Interests_Protected_by_ContractHe may also have a restitution interest, depending on how much the foundation of the house is worth to the owner. (The value could be more or less than the sum of money actually expended to produce th...He may also have a restitution interest, depending on how much the foundation of the house is worth to the owner. (The value could be more or less than the sum of money actually expended to produce the foundation; for example, the builder might have had to pay his subcontractors for a greater share of the job than they had completed, and those sums therefore would not be reflected in the worth of the foundation.)
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Law_of_Commercial_Transactions/29%3A_Mortgages_and_Nonconsensual_Liens/29.04%3A_Nonconsensual_LienThere are four types of nonconsensual liens: (1) court-decreed liens are attachment liens, which prevent a person from disposing of assets pending a lawsuit, and judgment liens, which allow the prevai...There are four types of nonconsensual liens: (1) court-decreed liens are attachment liens, which prevent a person from disposing of assets pending a lawsuit, and judgment liens, which allow the prevailing party in a lawsuit to take property belonging to the debtor to satisfy the judgment; (2) mechanics’ liens are authorized by statute, giving a person who has provided labor or material to a landowner the right to sell the property to get paid; (3) possessory liens on personal property allow one…
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Legal_Aspects_of_Commercial_Transactions/07%3A_Introduction_to_Tort_Law/7.06%3A_Section_6-Negligence is not actionable unless it involves the invasion of a legally protected interest, the violation of a right. “Proof of negligence in the air, so to speak, will not do.…If no hazard was appa...Negligence is not actionable unless it involves the invasion of a legally protected interest, the violation of a right. “Proof of negligence in the air, so to speak, will not do.…If no hazard was apparent to the eye of ordinary vigilance, an act innocent and harmless, at least to outward seeming, with reference to her, did not take to itself the quality of a tort because it happened to be a wrong, though apparently not one involving the risk of bodily insecurity, with reference to someone else.…
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Law_of_Commercial_Transactions/27%3A_Consumer_Credit_Transactions/27.02%3A_Entering_into_a_Credit_TransactionUnder this statute, an applicant denied credit has the right to be told the name and address of the credit bureau (called “consumer reporting agency” in the act) that prepared the report on which the ...Under this statute, an applicant denied credit has the right to be told the name and address of the credit bureau (called “consumer reporting agency” in the act) that prepared the report on which the denial was based. (The law covers reports used to screen insurance and job applicants as well as to determine creditworthiness.) The agency must list the nature and substance of the information (except medical information) and its sources (unless they contributed to an investigative-type report).
