General Case Management For this week’s content module read the Case Study on pages 142 of the text, then answer the following questions:

1. What key legal issues are present in this scenario?  What key ethical issues are present?

2. What options does Consuela have in this situation?  What should she do?

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Important legal issues:  General Case Management

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1. Breach of contract – Consuela’s employer has broken their agreement by failing to pay her the money she was promised.
2. Unfair termination – Consuela’s employer is trying to fire her without giving her any advance warning or severance money.

Key Ethical Issues: 1. Autonomy respect – Consuela’s employer is trying to terminate her employment without her consent, which violates her autonomy.
2. Goodwill – Consuela’s employer is not paying her what she is entitled to, which could endanger her financial stability.

Options: Consuela has a number of choices in this circumstance. She has three options: get legal counsel, sue her company for breach of contract and wrongful termination, or work out a deal with them.What She Should Do: Consuela needs to…………..

Important legal issues:

1. Breach of contract – Consuela’s employer has broken their agreement by failing to pay her the money she was promised.
2. Unfair termination – Consuela’s employer is trying to fire her without giving her any advance warning or severance money.

Key Ethical Issues: 1. Autonomy respect – Consuela’s employer is trying to terminate her employment without her consent, which violates her autonomy. General Case Management
2. Goodwill – Consuela’s employer is not paying her what she is entitled to, which could endanger her financial stability.

Options: Consuela has a number of choices in this circumstance. She has three options: get legal counsel, sue her company for breach of contract and wrongful termination, or work out a deal with them. What She Should Do: Consuela needs to…………..

Important legal issues:

1. Breach of contract – Consuela’s employer has broken their agreement by failing to pay her the money she was promised.
2. Unfair termination – Consuela’s employer is trying to fire her without giving her any advance warning or severance money.

Key Ethical Issues: 1. Autonomy respect – Consuela’s employer is trying to terminate her employment without her consent, which violates her autonomy.
2. Goodwill – Consuela’s employer is not paying her what she is entitled to, which could endanger her financial stability.

Options: Consuela has a number of choices in this circumstance. She has three options: get legal counsel, sue her company for breach of contract and wrongful termination, or work out a deal with them.What She Should Do: Consuela needs to…………..

 

 

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