ASSIGNMENT
1.Gooddecade manufactures and sells automobile parts throughout the eastern United States. Among its full- time employees are 220 fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds. These teenagers are employed throughout the company and are paid an hourly wage rate of $5 per hour. Discuss the legality of this arrangement.
3. N.I.S. promoted John, a forty-two-year-old employee, to a foreman’s position while passing over James, a fifty- eight-year-old employee. N.I.S. told James that he was too old for the job and that the company preferred to have a younger man in the position. Discuss whether James will succeed if he brings a cause of action.
4. Anthony was employed as a forklift operator for Blackburn Construction Company. While on the job, Anthony operated the forklift in a careless manner and in direct violation of Blackburn’s procedure manual. As a result, he caused himself severe injury. Blackburn denies liability based on Anthony’s (a) gross negligence, (b) disobedience of the procedure manual, and (c) written waiver of liability. Can Anthony recover for his injury? Explain.
5. Hazelwood School District, located in Sleepy Hollow Township, is being sued by several teachers who applied for teaching positions within the school district but were
rejected. The plaintiffs, who are all African American, produce the following evidence: a. 1.8 percent of the Hazelwood School District’s certified teachers are African American, whereas
15.4 percent of the certified teachers in Sleepy Hollow Township are African American; and
b. the hiring decisions by Hazelwood School District are based solely on subjective criteria. Will the plaintiffs prevail? Explain
