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Running Head: PATTY PLAINTIFF’S REALLY BAD WEEK 1 Paula Plaintiff’s Really Bad Week Name: Haifa Bale Professor: Charles Fleming Course Date This study source was downloaded by 10000086058393... 2 from CourseHero.com on 01-23-2023 01:46:51 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/62723000/Assignment-Patty-Plaintiffs-Really-Bad-Weekdocx/ PAULA PLAINTIFF’S REALLY BAD WEEK 2 Paula Plaintiff’s Really Bad Week OH PAULA! What a luck you are having! Sometimes, people could be faced with unfortunate events in their lifetime, and they might find it challenging to determine if these events could have any legal claims. So, let’s see if Paula has any legal claims after her unfortunate series events that took place. Paula’s problems continued when she returned to work at Capstone Corporation. She was very emotional and needed someone to talk with. Without thinking, Paula used her company e-mail while at work to send a personal note to her mother pouring her heart out about what happened to her. Clearly Paula violated company policy by using her work email for personal use. Mikey Manager has Paula reprimanded. Her day went from bad to worse. Still emotional, Paula went home, and she used social media to badmouth her boss and share with the entire world how terrible Mike Manager and the company she worked for. The next day, Paula is fired!!!!! Life goes on for Paula. She believes her luck is about to change. She finds a new job in a nearby town. A car is needed to commute to her new job. Fortunately, her neighbor Freddy Ford is selling his old Mustang. Paula meets with Freddy and agrees to purchase the Mustang for $1000. The parties also agreed that Paula would bring Freddy the money the next day when she picks up the car. The next day, Paula learned that Freddy sold the car earlier in the day because Paula was too late although no actual time was set for Paula to bring the money the following day.  Paula’s Right to Privacy when using Capstone Corporation’s E-mail System Based on the scenario, Capstone Corporation somehow communicated its communication policy with their employees that prohibited its employees from using its email for personal use. What that said, it is a clear indication that Paula deliberately violating a key policy in her This study source was downloaded by 100000860583932 from CourseHero.com on 01-23-2023 01:46:51 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/62723000/Assignment-Patty-Plaintiffs-Really-Bad-Weekdocx/ PAULA PLAINTIFF’S REALLY BAD WEEK 3 workplace. The company delivered a disciplinary action against Paula for violation of its email communication policy, she would lose the case on claims of misconduct or violation of the email communication policy.  Paula getting Legally Fired because of Negative Comments about the Company and its leadership on Social Media The question here is- Can someone’s comments on social media cost them their job? Well, the answer is no. Increasing the use of social media for communication in the workplace led to the development and enactment of the Electronics Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). This legislation mandates of employers to monitoring any posts by their employees, but it exempts employers to monitoring personal communications by their employees (Clarkson, Miller, & Cross, 2014). However, it’s imperative that before anyone turns to social media to complain about their employer, they need to know what they can or cannot do. “If an employee post on a public site and uses the employer’s name, the employer has the right to review the posts – and in fact, the employer should be routinely making sure its name, brand and online reputation are not improperly tarnished. It is problematic for an employer to be targeting specific employees’ posts (it might be illegal discrimination), but if an employee’s post can be found in a search of the company’s name, the employee should make sure the potential post does not provide a basis for discipline or a possible lawsuit by the employer.” It is the duty of every organization to protect its brans and employees. I think that employers have the right to act against any inappropriate posts and comments on social media by their employees especially when the company’s brand is at risk. So, terminating Paula was the best course of legal action to take. This study source was downloaded by 100000860583932 from CourseHero.com on 01-23-2023 01:46:51 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/62723000/Assignment-Patty-Plaintiffs-Really-Bad-Weekdocx/ PAULA PLAINTIFF’S REALLY BAD WEEK 4  Paula and Freddy’s Agreement Although the agreement was verbal between Paula and Freddy, it is considered and a contract. If Paula wants to sue Freddy for breach of an oral contract, she needs to prove that a binding agreement was in place. There are 4 basic elements to a legally binding an agreement whether it's verbal or written: 1. Offer: the offer was made between Freddy and Paula to purchase the car for $1000. 2. Acceptance: both parties accepted the offer 3. Meeting of the minds: Paula and Freddy had an understanding that an agreement had been formed. 4. Consideration: The agreement must involve an exchange of something valuable, in this case we have the amount of $1000 which is the price of the car. Conclusion Some unfortunate events could lead to legal claims if the victim decides to do so, they could get compensated for the damage. In this situation, Paula who has been having the crappiest luck in the history of the crappiest luck is facing u [Show More]

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