Essays on Van Buren

Summary of employment-at-will doctrine from text

The employment at will doctrine is a legal doctrine that states that an employee who is hired for an indefinite period of time, may be terminated or end the employment at any time. Employment at will also means that the terms of the employment with regards to the employee can be altered at any time without notice and without consequences. For instance, an employer can reduce the employee’s wages, make changes in the employee’s benefits or change the terms of paid time off. In many states, employment at will doctrine has exceptions. One of the most common ...

Information is readily available today on every computer. Back in my day, we waited for the newspaper or nightly new to find out the latest information; yet it seems that many students use the computers for other purposes; sports, gossip, email, music, etc. I find that many students are not very aware of political situations in the world or here in the US. Why do you suspect this is, do you agree with me or not? I do agree that students are not taking advantage of the instant access to the news around the world that is available today. ...

This 1997 film was based on the true story of the slave ship Amistad that was captured off the cost of Cuba in 1839 after a rebellion by the Africans, who attempted to sail it back home. Instead, they were tricked by the surviving Spanish crew members and the ship ended up being captured off the coast of New York. After a lengthy legal battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the fifty-four slaves were freed and returned to Africa in 1842. Since the U.S. had banned the slave trade in 1808, even though it continued covertly, ...