Good Grocers, Inc

Project description
The company mentioned herein is merely a hypothetical organization with characteristics developed to enable students to respond to the assignment. You may create and /

or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

After Good Grocers, Inc. expanded its organic produce section and adopted a buy local policy, sales increased. The Virginia-based chain expanded its retail locations

from seven to twelve (7 to 12) over the last three (3) years.

As the Assistant Human Resources Manager, your job is to advise store managers about legal and personnel matters. The leadership at Good Grocers, Inc. considers you to

be a legally astute manager, who consults with the corporations attorney, as necessary. The corporations leadership has tasked you with managing two (2) situations

have come across your desk. Please respond with support that is backed by the law.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper which addresses the two (2) situations from two (2) store managers.

Situation 1

Last week, my produce manager reported the following incident:

As I came out from the bakery, I saw a woman lying on the floor of the produce department. Her husband started yelling at me, saying, She slipped on a banana peel and

fell. My wife is the anchorwoman for NEWSNOW, and we are going to sue you!

She didnt look hurt, but I called 911 and filed an incident report that contained the facts of the situation. When viewing the area, I did, in fact, see a banana peel

on the floor, but it was still yellow and lying on top of a ribbed rubber mat. The woman in question was wearing five-inch high heels. But I wasnt sure what to say,

other than the woman would be hearing from us.

Explain whether this situation is best handled by litigation or by a particular form of alternative dispute resolution.
Based on how you would handle this situation, either through litigation or a particular form of alternative dispute resolution, outline the key next steps involved in

seeking a resolution. Justify your response.

Situation 2

Last week, my bakery manager was short an employee over Mothers Day weekend when the bakery is always busy. To make up for being shorthanded, the bakery manager called

in Ms. Greene, an independent contractor. Generally, Ms. Greene comes in on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights between 6 to 9 p.m. just to decorate cakes; she has

her own bakery business. We furnish all of her equipment, and we pay her by the cake.

Ms. Greene worked eight (8) hours on Saturday and another eight (8) hours on Sunday over Mothers Day weekend. We paid her $15.00 per hour. On the following Monday when

Ms. Greene came in, she told me that she wanted to receive the same benefits as the other Good Grocers part-time employees, such as paid time off and employee

discounts. Ms. Greene asserted that she really is a part-time employee who deserves the usual employee benefits.

3. Determine whether Ms. Greene is an independent contractor or a part-time employee. Provide a rationale for your response.

4. Explain the reasoning supporting whether or not Ms. Greene should receive the same benefits as part-time employees.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment, such as a government Website, and include internal citations. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do

not qualify as academic resources.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.

Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference

page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the legal environment of business, the sources of American law, and the basis of authority for government to regulate business.
Explain basic court procedures, types of courts, and alternative dispute resolution methods.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in business law.
Write clearly and concisely about business law using proper writing mechanics.