Differentiate Legal Principles that Apply in a Business Situation

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n Units 3 and 4 we have moved forward with our discussions as to conflicting loyalty for employees and as to both privacy and diversity in the workplace. However, for this second assignment, the focus is on the laws which protect workers. In conducting your research as to legal concepts or statutes you may draw upon the topics address in Units 2, 3 and 4.

Amazon will be opening new offices in your city. You will be in charge of their Human Resources Department and have been charged with the creation of policies to address the diverse nature of the employees and safety in the workplace. Among the anticipated employees for the company in this new location will be workers who are over 50 years of age, employees with physical disabilities, pregnant women, and those of different racial and ethnicities.

Select and define three legal concepts or statutes which might be used as you develop these new employee policies for Amazon.

Prepare a one-page analysis as to each legal concept or statute.

Use and cite one additional authoritative source for each legal concept or statute other than the text materials.

In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the assignment, a successful memo must also meet the following criteria:

Length should be 3 pages, excluding your title and references page
Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.
Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cited within the body of your paper using APA format.
Your work should display superior content, organization, style, citation, and mechanics in accordance with APA.
Academic Writer is APA’s tool for teaching and learning effective writing and the rules of APA Style.

Ethical Theories Applied in the Making of a Business Decision

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In Unit 1 we introduced business ethics and explored ethical theory. In Unit 2 we began our discussion as to laws which affect workers. In this first assignment, the focus is on the ethical theories from Unit 1.

Consider the following factual scenario which was faced by the Volkswagen Automaker:

A Volkswagen engineer was directed to create defeat device software to temporarily cheat on emissions tests by turning pollution controls on only when being inspected by regulators. The engineers moral consciousness did not originally object and an intention formed to do as directed. But assume that before acting on the intention, the VW engineer becomes aware that the U.S. government was taking a much tougher approach to corporate wrongdoing and a company was harshly punished recently for violating government environmental regulations. Because of the new inconsistency between anticipated and actual outcomes, the engineer begins to have second doubts about the intention.

Select and define three ethical theories. Distinguish the differences between each and explain how each might be used as you recommend a course of action to be taken by the Volkswagen engineer.

Your analysis as to each ethical theory should be one page in length.

Use and cite at one additional authoritative source for each ethical theory other than the text materials.

In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the assignment, a successful memo must also meet the following criteria:

Length should be 3 pages, excluding your title and references page.
Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.
Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cited within the body of your paper using APA format.
Your work should display superior content, organization, style, citation, and mechanics in accordance with APA.
Academic Writer is APA’s tool for teaching and learning effective writing and the rules of APA Style.

International Migration – South Asian Migration and H1-B visas

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1. Read: A model minority: India’s Diaspora (attached)

2. Read: H1-B Visas – Who should apply – how to apply: https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-dod-cooperative-research-and-development-project-workers-and-fashion

3. Explore: Immigration Roadmap – Find your way to a Green Card: https://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-roadmap-to-green-card.pdf

4. Read: The Other One Percent – Indians In America (attached)

5. Please write a short essay that addresses the following questions:

Part I (it should be between 250-500 words):
a. What is the H1-B visa?

b. How do you apply for it?

c. Why do you think the H1-B visa has recently become under attack?

d. What group(s) has been advantaged by the H1-B visa?

e. Please choose a different visa from this website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/all-visa-categories.html

f. Who is this visa open to?

g. What specific groups have benefited from this visa?

h. How old is it?

i. Finally, review the immigration road map. What are some potential obstacles to getting a green card? How do people with the visa you chose get a green card according to this visualization?

Part II (this can be a few sentences):
Respond to the following 2 posts from classmates. Do you think it’s harder to get a green card with your type of visa or your classmate’s? Explain why.

1. The Au pair (exchange visitor) or J-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa open to any individual approved for a work-and-study-based exchange visitor program (1). Those with higher education are also the main beneficiaries of this visa, similar to the H1-B visa. The J-1 visa was created through the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, specifically The Fulbright-Hays Act. There are many obstacles to getting a green card, my family has recently adopted, and the process of getting him his green card was extremely complicated and took a long time and lots of persistence. However, it would probably be even more difficult to obtain a green card with a J-1 visa since “J1 visa holders intent on transitioning to a green card is that J1 visa holders must prove, upon applying for their visa, that they do not have immigrant intent. This means you must demonstrate your intent to return to your home country when your visa expires” (2). The visa holder would have to have a really good reason for why they now wanted a permanent residence, such as marriage.

2. I chose to explore the K-1 visa. This visa is open to the foreign citizen fiancs of U.S Citizens. It states that the foreign fianc must marry his/her sponsor within 90 days of arrival in the U.S. The relationship must be genuine, proof of documentation must be submitted which include vaccinations and proof of financial support forms. Those who are involved in drug trafficking or over stay a previous visa are ineligible.Fiancs of all genders and nationalities can benefit from this visa as long as the U.S citizen and the foreign fianc have met in person within the last two years. Under extreme circumstances, this can be overlooked. For example, a man and women not being able to see each other in person due to religious reasons. The International broke Regulation Act was passed in 2005, which states how to file a petition for foreign fiancs.The road map was challenging to read as a lot of options seemed to end up in, sorry! There is a lot that can go wrong when trying to obtain a green card. Missing the deadline of filing is an obstacle along with whether your company is willing to sponsor you. The waiting periods in between paperwork can delay whatever the next part of the process is. Should something be denied, you must try again. There are no guarantees. According to the roadmap, to be able to obtain a k1 visa, you must be married within 90 days to your sponsor and file an I-485 form to adjust your status. Next, you will receive a traditional green card if the marriage is less than 2 years. You can then file a I-751 form to remove conditions.

Lobbying Plan Marijuana

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Your last major assignment is going to be to develop a plan for dealing with the executive branch, legislative leadership, building grassroots, utilizing technology, shaping public opinion, and implementing an electoral action plan.

Part of your grade will be how you integrate these lessons into your plan. Make sure that your plan is balanced and, where asked, include thoughts about the opposition and their activities. You must anticipate what your opposition will do and your grade will be in part how well you demonstrate this.

Things to include in your assignment:

Legislative and Administration Leadership
How will you handle legislative leadership and the executive branch?
What role do you expect them to play in your issue? If negative, how can you manage that? If positive, how will you get them engaged and what do you want them to do?
Who is key to passing your bill? How will you utilize them? How will you influence them? Do they need cover?
Who will you put in the committee to testify? What will they say?
How will you collect the votes to move your bill?
How will you handle amendments?
When the bill goes to the floor, what is likely to happen? How will you count votes and line up supporters?
Finally, briefly explain what your strategy will be in the other chamber is as well.

Grassroots Plan
How will you organize and harness your grassroots? Who are they?
How will you motivate them? What will you have them do? When will you do it?
What will you do to harness new tools of lobbying and outreach? Please don’t say “start a webpage, send some emails, and communicate through Facebook.” That goes without saying. Your job is to think creatively about social media and technological tools and how you can best utilize them to get your message out and work with grassroots.
Provide me with a plan for how you will utilize your grassroots leaders. Include a sample call to action asking the grassroots to take some sort of action. What is the opposition likely to do with their grassroots?

Electoral/Fundraising Plan
Part of lobbying is to gain respect, if not fear. So how will you back up your group’s activities with a campaign plan to reward your friends and punish your enemies?
If your group is simply not set up to do electoral advocacy, don’t try putting a square peg in a round hole. Alternatively, talk to me about how electoral factors impact your strategy. What can you do outside of making campaign contributions to flex your muscle?

Grading Rubric
Your papers will be graded based on the following rubric.

Answered specified questions: Paper addresses fully all the questions posed in assignment. 30 points
Integration of lecture/reading materials, feedback from previous papers, and analysis: Paper applies tools from lessons to design an executable lobbying plan with innovative solutions to solve your political problem. 40 points
Writing/concise: Paper is well written and creative, avoids grammatical and spelling errors, observes page constraints, and is succinct. 10 points
Creativity and strategic thinking: Paper employs well thought out political strategies to solve your legislative issue. 20 points