Grantham LAW220 2023 February Discussions Latest (Full)

LAW220 Business Law

Week 1 Discussion

Change and Tradition in the Law

Welcome to the Discussion Forum!

Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length, and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers. If you have not done so lately, please review the Rules of Discussion.

For your follow up post...review the responses provided by your peers. Engage in conversation, or even civil debate, as you discuss their insights and viewpoints. You may ask questions for clarification (if you are confused by their initial post) or pose questions that advance the conversation. You might even find a topic that leads you to further research in the area!

Please respond to both questions below.

Question A

Please introduce yourself and tell the class a bit about who you are. What is your current knowledge level of this course topic and what do you hope to learn before the course is over?

Question B

The material for this week discusses the United States Constitution and how this document has shaped our country.

To date the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times. Identify ONE Amendment you would change or remove and explain why. Additionally, introduce ONE Amendment you would currently add to the Constitution and explain why. 

 

LAW220 Business Law

Week 2 Discussion      

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property is the life blood of many corporations and organizations. Without the protections afforded by the U.S. legal systems, organizations may never invest in research and development. Currently, patents provide inventors up to 20 years of protection and copyrights can vary in year of protection, but is most commonly protected for the life of the creator plus 70 years or more. However, many other countries do not provide a similar level of protection afforded to intellectual property and in fact may not enforce protections at all.

Discuss what you believe is the best way for an organization to protect its intellectual property in a global economy.

 

 

 

 

 

LAW220 Business Law

Week 3 Discussion

Employee Discrimination

Unfortunately, employment discrimination can still be found in all industries across the country. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 defined protected classes of people aiming to reduce discrimination by holding employer’s responsible. Under Title VII of the Act, an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is considered a protected class. Age and pregnancy have also been federally recognized protected classes by subsequent legislation.

Discuss if you believe these protected classes go far enough to prevent discrimination in the workplace. Would you add any additional classes of people, if so who and why? Lastly, have you ever experienced any form of discrimination in your employment? If so, how did you resolve the situation?

 

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Week 4 Discussion

Eminent Domain

Eminent domain is a hotly contested topic in the United States. Typically, opponents see it as an unjust taking by the government, and supporters state it is needed to serve the public interest. This week, research a recent example of Eminent Domain cases or issues, and discuss the merits and implications.

Additionally, border walls and the construction of such walls is a highly polarized issue right now. Regardless of its merit, the topic does bring up an interesting legal question when using eminent domain. Discuss if you believe, based on the law, using eminent domain is allowable for the construction of border walls.

Lastly, have you or anyone in your family ever experienced an eminent domain taking at the local, state or federal level? If so, what was the outcome?

 

LAW220 Business Law

Week 5 Discussion      

Tenant Protections in the Law

This week’s material discusses some of the rights and duties of landlords and tenants.

Do you think the law does enough to protect tenants from landlords?  What about protecting landlord from tenants?

What laws are there protecting tenants (or landlords) in your state?

 

 

 

 

 

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Week 6 Discussion

What Type of Business?

Every organization is formed into an entity of some sort, and is usually done to protect individuals from liabilities connected with business operations. If you were starting your own business, which entity formation would you use--sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, or corporation? Why? Which entity formation would you never use? Why?

 

LAW220 Business Law

Week 7 Discussion

Formality of Contracts

Contracts are the backbone of every business. Most are in writing but even those that are oral are just as important. Contracts are the tools that enforce promises between all parties included. However, there are formal requirements that must be fulfilled for a contract to be considered enforceable. Typically an offer, acceptance, consideration, legality and capacity are required. Do you believe contracts should require fewer formalities to be enforceable? Lastly, have you ever experienced a breach of a contract? How did you handle the consequences from the breach?

 

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Week 8 Discussion

Review and Reflection

Review and reflect on what you learned in the past 8 weeks.

What is the most practical and easily applied lesson you learned? What was the hardest to grasp? Why? Lastly, if you could change one thing about this course, what would it be and why?