The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 20, Problem 3CT
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Case summary:In this case, company C fired its employee B on the grounds of unauthorized holidays. B filed a suit against C. C contended that B was fired because she was on a recreational trip with S (her mother).
To find: The result of the case if the leave was asked for making arrangements in S’s caretaking place.
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