Domestic And Foreign Laws And Regulations Regarding Their Business Operations

Los Angeles and San Francisco district attorneys filed an amended civil complaint against Uber this week, for not properly conducting the required criminal background checks on individuals who apply to become an Uber driver. The initial complaint was filed in December 2014, but after the district attorneys discovered 25 Uber drivers with criminal records has been hired in their cities, so they took action and filed the amended complaint.

Multinational Corporation - business enterprise with manufacturing, sales, or service subsidiaries in one or more foreign countries, also known as a transnational or international corporation. These corporations originated early in the 20th century and proliferated after World War II.

10. Dan hires Eve to perform at Dan 's Club, but Eve later breaches the agreement to accept a higher-paying job at First Star Arena. Dan files a suit gainst Eve. The court will most likley: award damages to Dan.

Mercedes Connolly and her husband purchased airline tickets and a tour package for a tour to South Africa from Judy Samuelson, a travel agent doing business as International Tours of Manhattan. Samuelson sold tickets for a variety of airline companies and tour operators, including African Adventurers, which was the tour operator for the Connollys’ tour. Mercedes and injured her left ankle and foot. She sued Samuelson for damages. Is Samuelson liable?

Every business organization has a social responsibility in ensuring that the environment it operates in is protected. Many companies have identified that they have a major role to play in protecting the natural habitat and ensuring that business is not only about making profits. Some organizations are setting aside funds that are developed in the protection of the environment while other organizations are setting a tree-planting day as part of their annual calendar. Companies have legal and ethical responsibilities that guide the organization in making sure that the environment is taken care of. The natural resource depletion and the environmental pollution have led to conservation groups setting rules that govern the company in utilizing natural resources.

1. Identify the ethical, strategic, operational, and financial issues in this scenario and list them in priority order from most to least critical.

Robert Briggs and his wife purchased a home located at 167 Lower Orchard Drive, Levittown, Pennsylvania. They made a down payment and borrowed the balance on a 30-year mortgage. Six years later, when Mr. and Mrs. Briggs were behind on their mortgage payments, they entered into an oral contract to sell the house to Winfield and Emma Sackett if the Sacketts would pay the three months’ arrearages on the loan and agree to make the future payments on the mortgage. Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Sackett were sisters. The Sacketts paid the arrearages, moved into the house, and continued to live there. Fifteen years later, Robert Briggs filed an action to void the oral contract as in violation

Consider issues raised by the article involving the complexity of litigation and the make-up of juries.  What is the nature of some of the complex lawsuits at issue today? Do you believe that our current jury system is sufficient to handle emerging complex issues?

An issue that is hotly debated is should UberX be allowed in Toronto. Some think that yes, UberX should be allowed in Toronto but others think that it should not be allowed. Yes I know UberX has been legalized, but this argument is fighting against the legalization. It is clear that overall UberX should not be allowed in Toronto. More Toronto citizens are disregarding UberX. People have realized that though the rates may be low the risk of something happening is high, because UberX’s drivers are untrained and background checks are limited. Although UberX’s rates may be low, the can spike up in times of high demand. During storms and rush hour the fair can double, even triple in cost. The finally reason is that the low rates are unfair to other cab companies, because other cab companies actually hire people as a job, UberX is just for people who want to make extra money.

Uber has widely known for its lower transaction costs which is resulted from efficiency in operation cost, or in other word low labor cost. Uber drivers is not the company’s employees but independent contractor. Therefore, Uber has been criticized for their treatment to the individuals who provide the service under their smartphone applications and take benefits from them (Dyal-Chand, 2015). Average hourly wages for drivers is around USD8 – 10, exclude their car depreciation (Weber and Silverman, 2015). Therefore, Uber transfers part of operation cost such as vehicle depreciation cost and employee benefits to the drivers as its independent contractor. In her note, Posen comprehensively describes and analyzes the lawsuits from taxi industry and states where it operate. Unfortunately, she only provide a glimpse about the lawsuits from Uber’s drivers without any solution to be

Role of the US Constitution and Legal System in Business RegulationThe Constitution of the United States and their legal system have an impact on the guidance and operation of companies in any industry. In case a person breaks a law, for example, he or she may be obliged to pay a fine or even imprisoned in the US. It works the same way with companies: if a business is found responsible for allowing its employees to violate regulations this company is subject to a fine and even closedown. For instance, companies are responsible to guarantee that all employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. Occasionally employees without proper documentation are able to get a job. The law enforcement agencies perform raids on business

After winning season twelve of Project Runway there has been countless emails of getting replicas of what was made on the show. There have also been request for original dresses to be made for numerous celebrities’. With that being said I have decided to start my own clothing company “Queen Chic”. We will not only sell and manufacture in the states, but this will be a global venture with manufacturers in china.

Uber is the new taxi. It has innovation written all over it and taxis are slowly becoming a service of the past with Uber and Lyft now taking over the markets. Global Positioning System, also known as GPS, is the way Uber has been networking with its customers. Geographic Information System allows Uber to operate more efficiently and even saves them 10-30% (http://www.esri.com/what-is-gis). Location Based Services allow a device to be known at its current location. Uber has taken advantage of these three technologies and made them applicable to their job everyday which has provided them with very much success. This business case will discuss ultimately the successes and the roadblocks Uber has encountered since they opened, as well as recommendations to situations they have encountered over the years. Uber is cheaper, more efficient, and a better service than any taxi on the market.

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the creation and application the case law resulting from the decision in Donoghue v Stevenson . This decision is often cited in relation to the tort of negligence and a duty of care. As such it could be misunderstood as being the preeminent case for the principles of negligence or duty of care alone. It is however the landmark precedent case for the tort of negligence outside of a contract when taking into account ‘duty of care’ and the ‘neighbour priciple’.

In the present world business plays an important role in every sphere of life. Business determines one’s life style, standard of living, education and even cultural standard. So to lead a bette-r life we need to understand