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What makes a discipline plan effective?

The union representing workers at Blue Ridge Co. were unable to reach a collective bargaining agreement with management. The union may legally stage a strike in which members stop working but remain at their job posts, physically blocking replacement workers from taking their places, so the strike is more effective.

SHORT ANSWER (10 pts) Organizations and industries that are opposed to environmental regulations and pro-environmental action tend to use a few different communication strategies. One of them that we discussed in class is “politicization of the issue.” Why would politicization of environmental issues be a strategy of opposition? Explain why using a political issue frame might slow or hinder action by those who want to take action with solutions.

SHORT ANSWER (10 pts) Two of the motives of green consumers are “virtue signaling” and “costly signaling.”  In a brief paragraph, explain the difference between these two motives AND describe an example of each.

If employees wish to organize a union, the employer is prohibited from promising benefits to employees to defeat the union organizational effort,.

In the product label below, identify one of the motivations of green consumer psychology that the info about its “COMPOSTABLE TECHNOLOGY” is trying to resonate with.

     You are an attorney who represents Hagan Plumbing, a business that provides plumbing services to residential and commercial clients in the Evansville area. Daryn Hagan, the owner of Hagan Plumbing, would like some advice from you. Daryn is facing a dilemma with one of his employees named Gerri Jones, who requested time off work recently. Daryn would like you to make a recommendation regarding how he should respond to Gerri’s request for time off work.      Gerri asked Daryn if she can take time off work periodically to care for her daughter, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Gerri wants to be able to take her daughter to various doctors’ appointments and promises to give as much notice as possible of her daughter’s appointments. Gerri is a single mother with two young children. Gerri is a 36-year-old, white female, who has worked for Hagan Plumbing for six months as an administrative assistant answering phones and scheduling customers. Gerri is a hard-working, pleasant employee, who is one of two administrative assistants for the business. Gerri currently works approximately 40 hours per week. Hagan Plumbing currently employs 100 full-time employees. The company’s schedule is busy. Since business is strong, Hagan Plumbing will be short-handed without Gerri.     Your assignment is to write an email to Daryn Hagan, explaining (1) whether Gerri is legally entitled to take time off work to care for her daughter with lung cancer AND (2) whether you think it would be ethical for Daryn to permit Gerri to take time off work to care for her daughter.       Be sure to take time to organize and type out your thoughts before you start writing. I would like to see the organization of your thoughts, so please do not delete your thoughts. After you type your thoughts in an informal way (words, phrases, etc.), then type the email in a professional format using sentences and paragraphs.

John injured his arm at work.  John is concerned about paying for the medical bills for his arm.  Which law will help John in this situation?

John injured his arm at work.  John is concerned about paying for the medical bills for his arm.  Which law will help John in this situation?

Which of the following is considered a major life activity for the purpose of determining if a person has a disability?