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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Case summary: The person SK of Tanzanian country signed an employment contract with the person A, a resident of Washington, DC, to work as a babysitter and maid. When she reached Washington, the person A seized her passport and subjected her to emotional distress. The person SK filed a complaint against the person A.
To find: The court’s decision in the case.
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