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 You fell off a ladder while working and broke your arm.  Under which legislation does the company have to pay your medical bills, job retraining, lost wages?

 You signed a contract to make monthly payments to purchase a car over 5 years but stopped paying after 8 months leaving a large balance unpaid.  What is the contract violation called?

 Using the consumer-expectation test, what would you hope to find as a manufacturer or a product?

 Which of the following statements about e-contracts (online) is true?

    You are 61 years old just got passed over for promotion when they promoted a 28-year-old instead. Can you file a lawsuit based on the Age in Employment Discrimination Act?

Akemi is a 34-year-old who presents with complaints of intermittent ear pain that seems to radiate down her jaw and sometimes is hearing a crinkling sound in her ear.  She tells you that the pain typically lasts a few minutes at most and then will improve.  She says “I feel like I need to pop my ears”.  What is your plan of care?  Select all that apply. 

 The part of social security that provides health-insurance program for people 65 years of age, and for those under 65 who are disabled.

Las madres con niños pequeños muchas veces están muy ____ (exhausted). (OJO: The answer is NEITHER the cognate “exhausto” nor “cansado.”)  

This is a program that was designed to “make up” for past patterns of discrimination by giving preferential treatment to protected classes. States are beginning to do away with it.

Colin is a 25-year-old who you evaluate in the office with a three-day history of cough and congestion.  He has not had any fever, and he is feeling a bit better since he awakened this morning in comparison to the first few days.  “I’m only here because my wife made me come in to be tested.”.  He also needs a note saying it’s okay for him to return to work. Testing completed in the office is positive for COVID-19.  What is the best advice to offer Colin?