Essays on Notification

Introduction

Our company, here in referred to as Greene’s LLC, is suing Jennifer Lawson, a former employee for breaching a confidentiality agreement signed during the course of her employment and subsequently breached after being dismissed from the company. Jennifer Lawson has subsequently countersued Greene’s LLC for wrongful termination. The substance of the matter is that Jennifer Lawson was summarily dismissed from the company by the HR officer Lisa Peele. Lawson subsequently went on to seek employment from a competitor, Howell Jewelry World, a competitor to Greene’s LLC. The bone of contention for our company is that in ...

National Labor Relations Act

Line managers need to take into account that interference with unions and collective actions by employees is illegal hence the legal obligation to give employees the right to express their grievances. Line managers need to understand that it is illegal to discriminate against employees who take part in collective activities since such interference interferes with the freedom of employees at their work place and are also common causes of conflicts. Line managers should also give employees the right to file against unfair labor practices since such actions are in line with the need to improve the workers’ well-being. It ...

Assignment 2: Employment-At-Will Doctrine

Abstract Employment-At-Will Doctrine states that states that an employee or an employer can decide to end the employment contract with or without a prior notification. A workplace has a lot of complications and requires some rules and regulations to govern it. Admittedly, there are some exceptions that limit the full application of the employment at will doctrine as the exceptions challenge it. The paper will expound three major exceptions including public policy exception, implied contract and the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. Additionally, a case scenario involving employees of a company and the bosses will be ...

Introduction

Every business takes inputs from the society and processes them into outputs for members of the society. The supply chain “is a set of entities that are involved in the upstream and downstream flows of products, services, finances and/or information from a source to a customer”. Supply chain management is the management across and within the network of upstream and downstream organisations of both relationships and flow of material, information and resources. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse the supply chain systems of various companies in order to draw conclusions on how they operate. In order ...

The standard operating procedure for security department has been prepared to provide a response framework to different emergencies at the Phillips 66 Company. The purpose of reporting Crisis Management (CM) Notifications is to ensure that the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is aware of crisis incidents and potential impacts to the company. It delivers complete information about standard operating procedure of security department of the company. It identifies the strengths of ELT and shows the team’s approaches and capabilities to control the security system effectively.

Procedure

The team has created efficient plans to take immediate actions against any emergency situation ...

It was in January 1986, and Everett’s family were travelers on Carnival's journey ship "Occasion." While strolling along a traveler pavement on the Lido deck of the boat, Mrs. Everett stumbled and fell, maintaining wounds to one side shoulder and upper limb. The boat reached the shore the following day when Mrs. Everett visited the doctor who prompted her to go back to their place to be treated. This family eventually flew back to Pennsylvania where Mrs. Everett was admitted to the hospital (Wyatt 147). That stuff which she stumbled on remained a metallic limit spread for a ...

Introduction

Fire protection system is an essential tool to prevent the spread of fire in a large indoor storage facility. The system can be a fire sprinkler, which is commonly designed to activate once a fire occurred. However, an obstruction can influence the operation of the sprinkler system. It is important that obstruction in a large storage facility must be eliminated in order for the system to function effectively to prevent further damage on the facility as a whole.

Obstruction on Fire Sprinklers

There must be a standard installation of fire sprinkler system. According to Palenske & Fletcher (2014), major obstruction on the sprinkler system ...

The administration and rental of commercial and residential property in the United States is governed by the landlord-tenant law which is comprised of both state and common laws. The relationship between the landlord and the tenant is protected by laws that aims to secure the interest of both parties, who generally wants to avoid hassles in terms of rent collection, repairs and other important issues concerning the lease. These laws and the individual lease agreement prescribe the rights and duties of the landlord and the tenant. Included in the landlord and tenant laws is the housing codes that ensure ...

Management

This paper is devoted to the emergency management and developing a particular Emergency Response Plan. I, as an Emergency Manager, have been tasked to develop the suitable plan. The key elements and priorities of the above mentioned plan are presented below.

The Main Parts of the Emergency Response Plan

Emergency Response is a set of interrelated actions and activities of management agencies and the forces that determine the order of counteracting accidents, catastrophes, natural disasters and their consequences (Bumgarner). There are several steps to develop the Emergency Response Plan, which I as an Emergency Manager use. In order to effectively develop the Emergency Response Plan it needs ...

Innovative Change Proposal

Innovative Change Proposal

It is undeniable that complaints are intrinsic aspects in every working environment in an organization (MetricStream Inc, 2016). In healthcare services, however, complaints are highly critical and always require an immediate resolution. Apparently, the number of patient complaints in our health care quality department continues to rise, and no amicable mechanisms are implemented to resolve this issue. This proposal aims to develop an effective patient resolution policy that will help address this critical concern.

Solution/Benefits: Recommendations

Ideally, the patient resolution policy will promote fast capture and categorization of patient complaints. Also, it will create an efficient system that ...

Athlone Store – Android Application Linked with Server

Introduction Athlone Store is an Android based application that is linked with a Server. The App is based on a Client-Server architecture where the client caters to end users or buyers and the server is the admin part for managing the application data and relevant details. The client in this architecture is the Android App that is accessed by users or the buyers of various product offerings on the App. The buyers accessing the Android App can perform various activities on the Android App client that includes checking product categories, searching products by name, browsing through the product catalog, ...

Chapter Nine Questions

Question one The federal government has the vicarious liability for negligence of state employees engaged in forms of unintentional torts. This implies that the government is responsible for the negligence committed by its employees in the scope of their employment. However, for the employees in the private sector, most liability for negligence is bestowed on them meaning that the staff are personally responsible for their negligence.

Question two

Personal liability of those involved in federal activities are born by the government such that staff do not face the risk of consequences for unintentional tort. This is a major benefit for federal ...

Fire systems are designed for different services such as to warn people of fires, to stop fires, to create a safe environment for people in a fire among other reasons. The installation of these system depends on the buildings and occupants or the kind of materials in the buildings such as flammable liquids or electronic devices. The selection of these systems should meet the set standards by the different fire-related organisations. The following is a look at some of the fire and prevention systems.

Standpipe System

Standpipe systems are a number of pipes that connect a water supply to hose connections. ...

Company Benefits

Full-time employees who work thirty (30) or more hours per week are eligible for benefits. Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision Insurance Voluntary life Insurance Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Long Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts 401 (k) Retirement Plan

Voluntary Benefits with Employee Family Protection ( EFP)

Employees can enroll for health and welfare coverage effective the 1st of the month following 60 days of employments. If the employee chooses coverage for themselves, they may also cover their eligible dependents. Employees will also have an opportunity to enroll and make changes if they experience a qualifying life event, benefit class change, status change or during the ...

Business Continuity Plan for MDL

Business Continuity Plan for MDL

Introduction

Military Delivery Logistics (MDL) is a certified, U.S. Department of Defense approved contractor for the full range of logistics and product distribution services for the Federal, Defense, Intelligence, State and Local governments. It has a vendor network that allows access to more than 200,000 military standard and custom engineered products. It is based out of Santa Monica, California. It has a complex IT infrastructure to supply logistics services and has many terabytes of data that is critical. However, it has about five terabytes of data that is mission critical and has to be ...

Currently, in all American states, sexually active teens can access contraceptives even if they do not talk about sex and pregnancy with their parents and even without the consent of the parents. Contraceptives are the devices or drugs that are used to prevent a person from getting a pregnancy that is not planned for. Some contraceptives like condoms even avoid the transmission of STDs and HIV. However, some federal and state lawmakers wish to take away the ability by teenagers to protect themselves and other involved parties like their parents, partners and babies (Eichner & Maxine 87). They would like ...

Incident Report Planning

Incident Response Planning Technological advancement can be beneficial to organizations, as it provides fast and easier way of dealing with every day operations. However, due to the same advancement of technologies, there are scenarios that can put the organization to circumstances that may breach essential information of the organization. Additionally, it can cause firewall breaches, malware, or virus outbreaks, and other internal cyber-attacks. These events call for the need of incident response (IR), as it is encompasses essential protocols that will address the occurrence of any security breach. The goal of this study is to present the significance of ...

This narration paper is an analysis of the information obtained from an interview with Meg Davidson. Davidson is a victim’s right attorney and a member of the National Alliance of Victim’s Rights Attorneys and Advocates (NAVRA). The alliance is a constituent of the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI). The interview was conducted on Apr. 18, 2016. The aim of this interview was to explore the role that service providers play in advocating for victims’ rights, the extent of their involvement, as well as their perception of the casualties. NCVLI is a nationwide non-profit organization that promotes ...

The observation that Ennis’ EMP model focuses mainly on hazardous material (hazmat) events is quite discerning. While waste management and notification systems are key points in your response, I would also like to add on the importance of the importance of hazmat response teams. Hazmat teams comprise an organized group of personnel designated to handle and control potential and actual spills or leaks of hazardous materials. Such teams should be available for notification, and should respond to stabilize and control hazmat events (Osha.gov, 2016). Hazmat event responses can involve an on-scene response by an HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) or ...

Policy about Tardiness

Lateness policy in the organization is a fundamental human resource tool that will ensure that it is perceived by the employees as fair and considerate to them. Thus, an organization must have a policy document that enlists circumstances under which lateness for work can be condoned, Lateness can be defined as reporting to work at a time later than the conventionally- stipulated time, and this must be supported by viable sets of reasons (Secord, 2003). On the other hand, the policy statement should not have loopholes that would allow employees to be late, and make flimsy reasons with regards ...

Use of Firewalls to prevent Intruders at Bibliofind

There are two types of firewalls that Bibliofind could have used. The two are hardware and software firewalls (Stewart 72). Software firewalls could have been used to protect individual computers that intruders’ means of attacking such as viruses and spyware. One such software firewall that Bibliofind could have used is the Cisco ProtectLink Endpoint, that is specifically for Microsoft Windows computer operating system. With such a firewall, a system administrator at Bibliofind could have monitored the traffic flow that was coming in and going out of the individual computer system so as to identify any suspicious behavior.This means that ...

Women’s Reproductive rights in the US.

Uppal 1 Women’s Reproductive rights have always been the topic of debates. Sexual rights of an individual are the most important and sensitive human rights. Reproductive rights include the right to make free and informed decisions about human body and sexuality. Women’s Reproductive rights are not only limited to abortion rights. These rights include the right to express sexuality, individual sexuality and reproductive decisions, and freedom of reproductive health information, education and services. By this means, women should have full freedom to gain knowledge about her sexual health. Being a human, women should not be required to ...

Why it important for nurses to understand health care financing

The current healthcare setting is characterized by insistence on monitoring and evaluation of patient outcomes. These patient outcomes have expanded and the focus on costs of care as direct indicators of patient outcomes all but reflects how the role of the nurse may have equally expanded. Nurses have long been regarded as patient advocates and they still remain so even in the current context even with more roles to play in this advocacy aspect (Sherman & Mary Bishop, 2012). The patient-centric care approaches place their emphasis on the patient as the center of attention and the primary element of care. ...

Questions

1. What is the procedure for the approval of a medical device? The FDA's Centre for Devices and Radiological Health executes this mandate. They have the final say on who manufactures, repackages or imports medical devices for use in the US. The medical devices are grouped in classes: I. II and III. These classes depend on the need for controls, exemptions and premarket approval. There is an increasing severity of the regulation procedure from class I to Class III (FDA, September 2014). The following are steps that are followed in the registration and regulation procedure. First, the sponsor (manufacturer ...