Temple Privacy Probability & Political Pitfalls of Universal DNA Collection

Please the discussion post has to be between 400 to 450 words, use citations and references please.

Here is the discussion question:

In the 1970s and ’80s, a person known only as the “Golden State Killer” and “East Area Rapist,” murdered at least 13 people and raped over 50 women. The cases went cold until 2018, when law-enforcement officials ran DNA samples collected in the cases through a free online DNA database called GEDmatch. The samples matched several distant cousins of Joseph DeAngelo, a 72-year-old retired police officer and Navy veteran. DeAngelo was eventually charged and is now awaiting trial. Police all over the country are now hoping to use this technique to solve crimes and are urging private citizens to upload their DNA profiles from Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, or 23andMe to GEDmatch.

Additionally, some companies provide a genetic profile, which can help identify risks of carrying certain diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease.

The concept of a universal DNA database, however, has raised a number of legal and ethical concerns. For example, pharmaceutical and insurance companies are now working to secure deals with leading DNA testing companies. This raises concerns about whether a person’s DNA could be used to deny insurance coverage, for example.

Review the following articles and discuss the ethical issues involved in the business of DNA.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/golden-state-killer-dna.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/business/china-xinjiang-uighur-dna-thermo-fisher.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/04/4–risks-consumer-face-with-dna-testing-and-buying-life-insurance.html

Franchise Checklist and Creating your Own Company

Franchise Checklist and Creating your Own Company

Sally now has won three Michelin Stars and becomes the first Three Star restaurant in North America. The presentation of the Michelin Award goes to those ambitious chefs and restaurants for their culinary excellence. It’s the most prestigious Culinary International Award presented to qualified establishments and Chefs. The event’s organizer, The Michelin Guide, has led the world in food and restaurant inspections. To be honored with a Michelin Star denotes the benchmark of excellence.

Sally has joined the competition seeking her third Michelin Star. Only the best restaurants worldwide are eligible to receive the Third Michelin Star. The winners in the Michelin guide gain recognition as having “exceptional cuisine, worthy of a special journey.” A two Michelin Star classification denotes “excellent cuisine worth a detour.” One Michelin Star simply says, “very-good cuisine in its category.” Sally is set on winning the third Michelin Star and has been working on the only qualification – “Perfection.”

The Restaurant, now in its fifth year of operation has become the number one destination for vacationers coming to Florida as well as foodies from all over the world. Food critics have poured in from all over just for the opportunity to experience the delights and write about the savory treats served in Sally’s signature dish. One savory treat included a specially formulated dessert created by Sally. The desert has become so popular that many customers have requested extra take-home orders. A substantial number of patrons have asked if the dessert would ever be sold separately in markets.

Franchise Checklist and Creating your Own Company

Annual revenue from the restaurant is approaching over twenty million dollars. The business has amassed direct ownership of fifty properties located around the country in high-density cities. Sales from the Table app has steadily grown to over six million dollars in annual sales through subscriptions and advertising revenue. You have invested in kitchen-to-door food delivery using the cooking lesson kitchen-vision that combines the delivery of ready to cook meal packages. The service is designed to give customers the experience to compete with Sally’s streaming cooking lesson shows.

The return on investment (ROI) on this venture has more than paid the initial investment and is now showing profit level income. The company enjoys the highest credit ratings and has outstanding loans securing the purchase of the original property, as well as the other investment properties. The loans are in their final years and the projected restaurant revenue has positioned the business in a favorable position that will enable the company to redeem the commercial paper before the due date, saving 12% of the outstanding balance. You and Sally both agree that it’s time to develop a growth plan.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT

This assignment has 2 parts:

Part 1

  • Complete the Business Growth Document answering the questions based on the course materials. You may add your personal perspective to the answers.
  • Complete the Strategic Plan Chart and Upload the Chart and the Business Growth Document.
  • You will attach these documents to your discussion posting.

Part 2

Discussion:

Based on the information that you have gathered, discuss the following:

  • Identify the indicators that your business is ready to expand.
  • Identify three ways to grow your business.
  • Describe your Vison and how it impacts your Mission.

Be sure to reply to at least 2 of your classmates.

Here are all of the related documents to fill out and submit:

Law Comparison Between Ethical and Unethical Companies

ASSIGNMENT: Write an essay in which you compare and contrast an ethical and unethical person, organization, occupation, or company.

Tell me:

Why you consider your subjects to be ethical or unethical. Describe the situation fully.

Who the affected parties are, how they are affected and the decision process if known.

Discuss the consequences of the behaviors.

Discuss alternative options which were available, if any.

How was cost or profit affected?

You should also discuss the situations from a utilitarian, rights, justice and caring perspective,

FORMAT: Four to Six pages double-spaced – no shorter – using Arial 10 or Times New Roman 11.

ASSUMPTIONS: you may make realistic assumptions to provide further detail to

your analysis.

COVER Both ETHICAL AND UNETHICAL SIDES: Present a careful and thorough analysis comparing and contrasting both the ethical and unethical.

I expect:

An Introductory paragraph

A paragraph discussing the ethical

A second paragraph discussing the unethical

A paragraph comparing the two and another paragraph contrasting them

The final paragraph should be a summary

GRADING STANDARDS:

(1) Thinking: well-organized essay with clear transitions, easy to read;

good logical flow, with each point following from the last; intelligent

content/analysis with no fluff or repetition;

(2) Writing: easy-to-read, short sentences, making clear transitions from

one point to the next / one paragraph to the next; correct grammar, punctuation;

use of exactly the right words – including prepositions, conjunctions, and longer

words and phrases.FORMAT: Four to Six pages double-spaced – no shorter – using Arial 10 or Times New Roman 11

The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace

The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace

You have been hired as a management consultant by a large company to examine the company’s business decisions regarding employee protections. The applicable laws are federal anti-discrimination laws, federal health and safety laws, and employer firing practices related to the employment-at-will (EAW) doctrine.

In response to the three questions below, write a 4–6 page paper in which you do the following:

  1. Analyze, identify, and explain recent legislation, within the last 10 years, that helps to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. Provide at least two federal legislative protections. Provide some insight when the federal legislation conflicts with the state.
  2. Explain the EAW doctrine and all exceptions to the doctrine. Look at the scenarios below and determine whether the decision to fire the employee is a smart one. Identify why or why not, and determine all the possible exceptions per the EAW doctrine that are, might be, or could be applicable if the employee sues for wrongful termination.
    • Brenda, a manager, started a blog on the company website for employee grievances. She noticed that a worker was protesting that no Asian American employees had gotten a raise in two years at the company. The worker also criticized how much the CEO made and how the CEO was “out of touch.” Brenda reprimanded the worker. The next day, the worker talked to fellow co-workers about forming a union. Brenda subsequently fired the worker.
    • state workers’ compensation in the United States

    • Jason, a department supervisor, requests approval to fire his secretary, Alice. Alice, a devout Christian, has been putting Right-to-Life flyers in the employee breakroom. Alice is also taking time out to pray each day during the busiest time of the morning.
    • Brian, the head of the accounting department, refused to sign Lori’s leave request for jury duty. Lori is a tax attorney in his department. Brian wants to fire Lori for being absent without permission during their busiest time—tax season.
    • Peter has worked for the company for one year. He has a rare form of liver disease and works with chemicals that make his condition worse. Peter does not want to stop working, but his boss is not happy with his performance and wants to let him go.
  3. Determine the federal law regarding undocumented workers and whether they are eligible for state workers’ compensation in the United States. Advocate for or against this practice and substantiate your response with research to support your position.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Analyze the case of SeaWorld of Florida v. Perez, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 6660 (D.C. Cir.) located in your textbook on pp. 559-564, including the opinion of Judge Rodgers as well as the dissenting opinion of Judge (now-Supreme Court Justice) Brett Kavanaugh.

Write a case study review of the court’s opinion that answers the questions below. Support your review with analysis and evidence from the unit reading and outside sources.

  • What are the legal issues enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and presented in this case? How did the plaintiff establish a valid violation under the General Duty Clause of the OSH Act? Explain how the elements of a valid claim were satisfied under the OSH Act.
  • How does OSHA enforce workplace safety and health standards?
  • Do you agree with the court’s decision? Should or could SeaWorld have done more to abate the hazard? Support your position.

Your paper should be a minimum of two pages, not including the title and reference pages. You are required to use a minimum of three sources, one of which may be your textbook as reference material for your case study. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

Law and Ethics of Business Environment

Law and Ethics of Business Environment

Your presentation should include the following, organized in professionally designed slides with accompanying Speaker’s Notes or Audio and/or video narrative. Further instructions for the PPT are also below:

1. Introduce the company (e.g. name, type of business, its corporate structure);

2. Define and explain the ethical dilemma with pertinent facts; this includes why it is an ethical issue; clearly define the dilemma; be clear as to the company’s ethical choices – the one the company chose to do and at least one other, different, choice;

3. Identify, define and explain an ethical framework that supports the choice/action the company made.

4. Identify, define and explain another ethical framework that the company leadership could have utilized in this situation and explain how utilization of this ethical framework would have led to a different result. Explain specifically how the company effectively could have employed this framework.

5. Recommend: Lessons learned. What lessons can business management leaders learn from this case study for management of business operations? Recommend and explain at least one business practice.

Law and Ethics of Business Environment

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PPT:

  • Title slide followed by agenda slide that outlines the presentation.
  • Ends with References slide, listing seven (7) credible sources from Lessons, Course Readings, plus at least two addition from your own research in Library, in APA 7th formatted citations. (Note, you may need more than 1 slide for all 7 fully cited references.)
  • In addition to the above 3 types of slides, minimum ten (10) content slides.
  • Slides should be presented with professional background, appropriate graphics, and content points (not paragraphs to be read like a “paper”);
  • Speaker’s notes are required for narrative accompanying beneath all slides except title slide and references slides. In the alternative audio narration or a video can accompany the slide presenting the narration portion of the presentation. Each slide needs to have at least 200 words speaker notes to be considered
  • Proofread the presentation to correct errors. Avoid plagiarism! Quotes and figures require citation. (written under the figure/picture in italic)

Business Law Impacting Businesses

 Business Law Impact Businesses

  • Write a 2–page executive briefing of a selected U.S. federal or U.S. state court case pertaining to the topic of intellectual property. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
    • Competency 1: Articulate the importance, context, purpose, and relevance of law in a business environment.
      • Summarize the facts and ruling of a legal case.
    • Competency 3: Evaluate key judicial concepts that influence the decisions related to business.
      • Analyze how a legal case could impact businesses.
      • Explain how a legal case could impact a specific organization.
    • Competency 5: Develop information literacy skills as applied to business law.
      • Exhibit information literacy skills as applied to business law.
  • WHY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS

    Intellectual property rights issues are a growing concern in the global marketplace. Differing cultural interpretations of the concept of intellectual property have caused conflict between organizations in different nations. There is an increase in international litigation concerning intellectual property rights infringement. Primarily, lawsuits are being brought by multinational corporations based in the United States and Western European nations against organizations in developing nations such as China, India, and Vietnam. Indeed, violations of intellectual property rights have become a critical and debilitating sticking point between Washington and Beijing. In the U.S., intellectual property rights protect the economic and intellectual investment that entrepreneurs make in a product or service, and without these protections the marketplace would grind to a halt.

Business Law Impacting Businesses

  • The copying of Microsoft software in China is the most egregious example of infringement upon intellectual property rights, but the problem goes far beyond that. From those who copy the latest hit CDs to manufacturers producing fake Louis Vuitton handbags, and even the nearly identical creation of automobiles copied from General Motors cars in China, one thing is certain: each example inextricably leads to an important conversation about what rights are important, how they should be protected in an international context, and what powers governments should have to enforce intellectual property rights. The focus of this assessment is necessarily upon the United States, where intellectual property is considered a cornerstone of the business environment.
  • The federal government and state and federal courts have crafted a vast array of resources and protections for entrepreneurs regarding their ideas, products, and services. The proliferation of small businesses and the dominance of Silicon Valley in the high-tech field are all testament to the protections that have been afforded businesspeople who are seeking to create new ideas or to further innovative technologies. It is also important to consider the ramifications for businesses that seek to do business overseas, where intellectual property rights may not be as strong or as stringently enforced as they are in more developed nations.Read the Assessment 3 Context document for important information related to the following additional topics:
    • Employment-at-Will in the United States.
    • Combating Employment Discrimination.

  • Questions to Consider

    To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.: The law should,

    •  allow debtors to avoid payment of their debts if those debts cause the debtors to lose their homes or suffer other extreme hardships?
    •  a business be able to erase its obligations to workers if those obligations would cause the business to be unable to pay dividends to its shareholders?
    •  a student ever be able to obtain forgiveness of her obligation to pay tuition?
    •  a parent ever be able to obtain forgiveness of his obligation to pay child support?

      Resources

      SUGGESTED RESOURCES

      The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

      Capella Resources

      Click the links provided to view the following resources:

      Capella Multimedia

      Click the links provided below to view the following multimedia pieces:

      • Analyzing a Case Law | Transcript.
        • Throughout this course, you will be required to submit case law analysis papers. This multimedia presentation points out key areas of a case law. Use this presentation to help you complete your case analyses. Refer to this media as often as you need to.
      • Business Law Foundational Concepts | Transcript.
        • This media piece offers interactive flashcards that you can use to learn (or review) foundational terms and concepts in business law. Refer to this study aid often and as needed.
      • Labor Law Timeline.
  • Library Resources

    The following e-books, articles, and videos from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:

    Course Library Guide

    A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the BUS-FP3021– Fundamentals of Business Law Library Guide to help direct your research. Pay particular attention to the Capella University Library Legal Research Library Guide linked within.

    Internet Resources
  • Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.
    • Nolo. (2013). Nolo law for all. Retrieved from http://www.nolo.com
      • This resource provides helpful background on a range of legal issues. You may find the Free Legal Information section of the site particularly helpful.
  • Your assessments throughout this course will be case law analysis papers based on real-world court decisions you will choose and research independently. The following suggested resources provide helpful methods of locating relevant cases:
  • Business Law Impacting Businesses

  • The following government agencies are a good place to search for up-to-date information about employment law:
    Bookstore Resources

    The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.

    • Miller, R. L., & Cross, F. B. (2018). The legal environment of business: Text and cases (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
  • Assessment Instructions

    For this assessment, you will first select an actual business-related U.S. legal case, pertaining to the topic of intellectual property, based on briefly conducting associated research. Based on that, you will then select an organization that you believe would be impacted by that legal case. Having completed both of these tasks, you should assume you’re a senior manager in the organization you selected, and that you were asked to perform an analysis of the legal case and to write an executive briefing for the executive team of that same organization. Your executive briefing should include a summary of the case, as well as an evaluation of how the case impacts the organization.The purpose of this format is two-fold:

  •  Business Law Impacting Businesses
    1. To give you the opportunity to research and investigate a real court decision.
    2. To challenge you to think about the business implications of the case, and specifically how the case will impact an actual organization.
  • In your case law analysis you must be able to navigate the court’s decision, and summarize and evaluate it. You may choose any business-related court case, either state or federal, as the basis for your case law executive briefing, as long as the case is applicable to the assessment topic. You are expected to conduct your own independent research to locate and evaluate the applicability of cases.

Business Law Impacting Businesses

  • A few appropriate case law websites are recommended for you in the Resources, but you are not limited to using cases from these sites.For this assessment, use credible legal research databases and online resources, research federal and state court cases, and select any business-related case that has been decided by a state court, a federal court, or the United States Supreme Court. Then select an organization (potentially the organization for which you work) that you believe the selected case might impact. Write an executive briefing that addresses the following:Research federal and state court cases pertaining to the topic of intellectual property. Select one court case and write an analysis that addresses the following:
    1. Articulate the context and relevance of law in a business environment:
      • Identify the parties who are before the court.
      • Provide a brief background and context associated with the case. Summarize the facts in no more than 2–3 paragraphs.
      • Identify the specific disagreement between the parties.
      • Explain the ruling of the court and its business relevance in no more than 1–2 paragraphs. Was there a dissenting opinion? If so, explain why some of the judges or justices disagreed with the majority in the decision.
    2. Evaluate the business impact of the case:
      • Summarize your analysis of how the case will impact businesses in general, including both positive and negative impacts.
      • Indicate the organization you selected as potentially impacted by the case and why you selected that organization.
      • Explain how the case will impact the specific organization you selected, such that the executive team will understand the implications of the legal decision.
  • Based on your executive audience, your executive briefing should be no more than two pages, and should be well organized and written in clear, succinct language. Follow APA rules for attributing sources that support your analysis and conclusions.

  • ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND APA FORMATTING

    As a reminder related to using APA rules to ensure academic honesty:

    1. When using a direct quote (using exact or nearly exact wording), you must enclose the quoted wording in quotation marks, immediately followed by an in-text citation. The source must then be listed in your references page.
    2. When paraphrasing (using your own words to describe a non-original idea), the paraphrased idea must be immediately followed by an in-text citation and the source must be listed in your references page.

 

Jury and Superior Court Case

 Jury and Superior Court Case

Jury 1

Below you will find your jury question. Please read the scenario and answer the 5 questions to the best of your ability. Not only do you need to post your vote and explanation, but you will need to reply to another group member’s post. Be sure to include all of the following to get the maximum points(20 points).

  • Answer all 5 questions.
  • Provide an explanation for each vote.
  • Provide a citation for each vote.
  • The citations need to be from our text only, not Google or another internet source.
  • Provide a definition of the law you are citing.
  • Citations should be immediately following what your reference to the text with the chapter and the page number.
  • Reply to another group member’s vote.
  • Give reasons why you agree or disagree, but you do not need to use citations on your reply to another post.

The Boat Repair incident

Mark takes his boat to Ray’s Marine every year to have the bottom painted. Last year, when Mark pulled the boat from the water for its annual painting, he discovered that the entire stern (back of the boat) was covered in barnacles because Ray had not painted that section of the boat. Mark was so upset that he took to boat to Waterman’s Wake to strip the barnacles and paint the boat. He told everyone at Waterman’s (and at the waterfront pubs) that Ray did not complete the work, did a terrible job, and was responsible for Mark having to pay additional fees at Waterman’s to have the barnacles removed before the boat could be painted. Ray has heard the statements from several other boat owners when they explained why they did not bring their boats to Ray’s to be painted this year.
Jury and Superior Court Case

After Ray heard ten of his former customers make the same statement, he went to Mark’s house with his baseball bat and told Mark to “take back his statements” or he would knock his head off of his shoulders. Mark said “no way, all the statements are true”. Ray became so angry that he swung the bat at Mark and barely missed his head. Mark closed the door and called the police. Ray was arrested at his shop.

Ray was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in the criminal trial. He served 6 months in jail.

Ray is now suing Mark in Federal District Court for slander and disparagement. He says that Mark should not be allowed to get away with slandering him and hurting his business.

Mark has asked that the case be removed to the State Superior Court. He has filed a cross complaint for negligence against Ray and seeks compensation for the damage to his boat, cost of repairs and for assault.

Answer the following questions:

1. Should the case be removed to Superior Court? Explain.

2. How do you vote on Ray’s slander issue? Explain

3. How do you vote on Ray’s disparagement issue? Explain

4. How do you vote on Mark’s negligence claim? Explain

5. How do you vote on Mark’s assault claim? Explain

Option Wireless Ltd vs OpenPeak Inc

 Option Wireless Ltd vs Open Peak Inc

  • choose a topic that can be about historical event where commercial law was involve

Create 7-12 slides to discuss and illustrate your legal topic using prezi or PPT(15 points)

  • The 7-12 slides include: a title page, the reference slide, illustrations (photos), your Question slide should be on one slide which is included in the 7-12 slides. If a video, then 7-12 minutes in length.
  • Be sure to relate your topic to at least one law area that is relevant to commercial law

4. Be sure to cite your sources – either directly on the slide where the source is used, or on the last slide as a “Reference” slide.

5. Be sure to ask a question on one slide – the question is related to something about your topic (2.5 points)

Slide content must include at least 1-2 citations of a case law precedent(s), or statute/legislation (for example, may be 1 case law citation and 1 statute/legislation; or, may be 2 case law citations and no statutes/legislation; or may be a citation of 2 statutes/legislation and no case law precedent).

The presentation must include some analysis and discussion of the law, can be a prior case, or present dispute that has not yet been filed in court; or can be an “issue” where the student discusses the issue, then cites relevant case law and/or legislation that may be related to the issue that has not yet been resolved by a case law precedent, nor by Congress. The exact issues/cases must only be related to commercial law, but do not have to be only those issues and cases presented in the textbook. Students can also write about history and commercial law, if this is preferred.

rubric :

15 points for the content and organization of your slides

(2.5) points for your question! Pleased include a slide with a question typed on it about your topic for others to answer.

(2.5) points for answering 1 student’s question (reply to another student with a thoughtful answer to their question).

Ethics Project Internet Privacy Overview

Ethics Project Internet Privacy Overview

Our smartphones and other devices that connect to the Internet enable us to share our information, such as where we are, what we’ve eaten, who we’re friends with, when we’ve exercised, and what we’re interested in. In essence, we’ve become a public society. And studies show that for the most part, we don’t care about being open. But, should we? It’s not just our friends and families that we’re sharing this information with.

Governments and companies are listening, too, and we’ve learned that often they can’t be trusted in how they collect and use our data. In many cases, we agree to privacy terms when we want to use a device or software. We’ve come to accept that there’s a trade-off between being able to use a device or software and giving up some level of privacy. But is this the way it should be? Can we have smart devices that offer us great conveniences while preserving our fundamental right to privacy? Who is ultimately responsible for controlling our privacy: we or the companies that make the devices? 5Y