The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 20, Problem 4CT
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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 interpretation of the words ‘to care for’ to cover only physical care.
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