MindTap Business Law, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Cross/Miller's The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases, 10th (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 20, Problem 1BS
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Case summary: D and C were employees of an appliance plant. The task assigned to them involved occasional maintenance work while standing on a wire-mesh about 20 feet high from the plant floor. Some of the employees were injured earlier while working. D and C refused to perform their duties out of fear of injury and eventually were fired.

To find: If this case is a case of wrongful discharge.

Summary Introduction

Case summary: D and C were employees of an appliance plant. The task assigned to them involved occasional maintenance work while standing on a wire-mesh about 20 feet high from the plant floor. Some of the employees were injured earlier while working. D and C refused to perform their duties out of fear of injury and eventually were fired.

To find: What federal law is applicable in the given case.

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Case summary: D and C were employees of an appliance plant. The task assigned to them involved occasional maintenance work while standing on a wire-mesh about 20 feet high from the plant floor. Some of the employees were injured earlier while working. D and C refused to perform their duties out of fear of injury and eventually were fired.

To find: The federal agency that can help the parties in loss.

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