Will Doolittle was a financial analyst at the corporate headquarters of Home Décor in Atlanta, Georgia. He was terminated for violating provision of the employee handbook. His violation included sending email to friends of a sexual nature and the use of Internet to play slot machine and other games. Doolittle believes his employer violated his right by monitoring his personal email and Internet use.
Employer authority to check email and Internet use has grown in the present time. In most state employee have limited right when it come to email and internet uses. The Court systems also side with employer when it comes to email and internet privacy. Doolittle entered into a at will employment when he started this job. In an at will employment …show more content…
At first look it seems as though Doolittle doesn’t have a leg to stand on in bring allegation against his former employer. The employee handbook and the fact that he is most likely in an at will relationship make any attempt at proving his right has been violated slim. His best attempt would be try and use discrimination against him. If Doolittle is able to prove that other do the same thing or worst and he was single out this could show unfair treatment from his former employer. Any other step that Doolittle may try to take will only lead to a waste of money of time. One case that I saw was Vernon vs British Columbia the company made numerous allegation against her but now where founded when they were in a court of …show more content…
The creating of a new job for a family member raise many question and violates fair employment practice. In any new position that is created it must be open to the public. While working as a aquatic instructor for the city of Norfolk my supervisor spoke to me about a new assistant manager position that was tailor made for my skill set, he explained to me that there would still need to be a advertising of the position and interviews to be within standard the state fair law practice. While it seems like the way done is the best it doesn’t ensure the most qualified person get the job. The Fair Practice Committee is the organizational ombudsman for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB) (fair practice). Lacey was put in charge of revamping the company website. In do so she went on the internet and copied images from website and posted them to Home Décor sight. Lacy has violated the intellectual property laws by in essence stealing other ideal. The Intellectual property laws protect the right of invention design and artwork. One of the most famous case in an Intellectual Property law was Napster vs Record Industry Association of America. Napster allow many to down load music for free and not CD however napster didn’t own the right to the music. The lost the case and had to close their doors. The content factory a very famous blog group was sued for 8,000
Employer authority to check email and Internet use has grown in the present time. In most state employee have limited right when it come to email and internet uses. The Court systems also side with employer when it comes to email and internet privacy. Doolittle entered into a at will employment when he started this job. In an at will employment …show more content…
At first look it seems as though Doolittle doesn’t have a leg to stand on in bring allegation against his former employer. The employee handbook and the fact that he is most likely in an at will relationship make any attempt at proving his right has been violated slim. His best attempt would be try and use discrimination against him. If Doolittle is able to prove that other do the same thing or worst and he was single out this could show unfair treatment from his former employer. Any other step that Doolittle may try to take will only lead to a waste of money of time. One case that I saw was Vernon vs British Columbia the company made numerous allegation against her but now where founded when they were in a court of …show more content…
The creating of a new job for a family member raise many question and violates fair employment practice. In any new position that is created it must be open to the public. While working as a aquatic instructor for the city of Norfolk my supervisor spoke to me about a new assistant manager position that was tailor made for my skill set, he explained to me that there would still need to be a advertising of the position and interviews to be within standard the state fair law practice. While it seems like the way done is the best it doesn’t ensure the most qualified person get the job. The Fair Practice Committee is the organizational ombudsman for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB) (fair practice). Lacey was put in charge of revamping the company website. In do so she went on the internet and copied images from website and posted them to Home Décor sight. Lacy has violated the intellectual property laws by in essence stealing other ideal. The Intellectual property laws protect the right of invention design and artwork. One of the most famous case in an Intellectual Property law was Napster vs Record Industry Association of America. Napster allow many to down load music for free and not CD however napster didn’t own the right to the music. The lost the case and had to close their doors. The content factory a very famous blog group was sued for 8,000