I attended a hearing on your behalf in the above-referenced matter before Judge O’Connor in Menands, New York on 05/11/17. The claimant was present and represented by attorney Kayla Seger. I note this file originally was assigned to your in house counsel, Joe Buttridge, but he had a conflict on this case. He asked to appear and report directly back to you. This case has been established for an injury to the left foot with an average weekly wage of $820.45. Various awards have been made…
A man was enticed to Australia from the USA to be the spiritual head of the Greek Orthodox community of South Australia. He remained in that position for 20 years and upon his resignation, a dispute arose over his annual leave and service leave entitlements. The church refused to pay it and the Archbishop brought an action against the church on a foundation that an employment relationship had existed. The central issue before the court was whether or not the Archbishop or the orthodox community…
Complainant, who is African-American, alleges that Respondent Argo Tea (Argo Tea) denied him full use of a public accommodation based on his race. Complainant further alleges that Respondent Chicago Park District (Park District), who is the owner of the land, failed to monitor its agreement with Argo Tea to allow the public entry without making purchases, and effectively discriminated against him based on his race. As background, Complainant states that Argo Tea entered into an agreement in…
The board derives its regulatory authority from the provisions of the Alabama Sunset Law of 1981 through which it is categorized as an enumerated agency based on Section 41-20-3. Moreover, the board has established administrative rules that govern its licensure or certification activities as well as a Code of Ethics based on the requirements by the American Counseling Association. Actually, the American Counseling Association has established a Code of Ethics that is used…
10. Would it help the ICC if a new Asian Regional Criminal Court will be created? Could such a new court harm the interest of the ICC? In my opinion, creating a new court would not help the ICC, rather it would harm its interest in a way that it would totally undermine the judicial powers of the ICC. 11. Can the facts exposed by the ICC help to improve the international community even if the ICC itself doesn 't put many criminals in prison? Even if the facts are exposed by the ICC, it would…
Interview: Welfare Regulation When I asked my mother, Deann Bodkin, about a contemporary issue that she had a strong opinion of, she was unable to answer right away. Not being an opinionated person, she had to spend some time reflecting on her values. She realized that she had an opinion on welfare in the United States and was 'for' the regulation of welfare. My mother held a strong belief that even though not all people on welfare abuse the government assistance that they are granted, many…
conduct investigation thoroughly and objectively. The administrative process of dealing with complaints whether they are internal or external, must be handled and investigated in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures. The public or stakeholders expect that our criminal justice system will take appropriate action to any complaints and must be dealt with in a judicious, consistent, fair and equitable manner. The administrative process starts with a complainant,…
making plays in regulating a society through administrative agencies is the interesting part of the governmental system. Under the Constitution, the law branch has the right to supervise and execute all laws. According to Article 1, Section 8, all the law powers are issued under Congress. With this right, Congress has given administrative agencies the power to build the rules for implementing laws, known as the delegation doctrine. Administrative agencies, which make up the bureaucracy, are…
council’s own views on the South African rugby boycott . In favour of the Club, House of Lords upheld that the council had used their powers for improper purposes and the decision was illegal. However, it is notable that while allowing the Club’s appeal, the House of Lords did not explicitly hold Browne-Wilkinson LJJ’s substantive view on fundamental freedoms of speech and conscience for illegality, that people are entitled to have different opinions to their officials, even when…
The famous American architect and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller once said “Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.” ( The words of R. Buckminster Fuller are more relevant now than ever before; especially with the invention and use of dangerous technology such as encryption. Encryption works by using complex mathematical algorithms to scramble the contents of a file or message to another form, called ciphertext, which renders it unreadable to outside parties.…