Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
rd
Assisted negotiation- parties and attorneys bring in neutral 3 party to assist and resolve a
dispute
rd
Mediation- Mediator is a neutral 3 party who offers face- to- face solutions/suggestions to persuade the
parties to come to an agreement/determine common ground.
Arbitrators decision
Setting aside and arbitration award
Importance of business ethics
The moral minimum
Enforcement of International Law- If you try to get a foreign country to follow a law theres really no
legal way to enforce the breach, aka a war
National law- law of a particular nation or country
Bilateral and Multilateral agreements
The UN Convention on Contracts
Implied contract
Voidable contracts
Definiteness of Terms
Pass-Through Entity: Business entity that has no tax liability; the entitys income is passed
through to the owners of the entity who pay income taxes on it
Partnership itself pays no taxes and is responsible only for filing an information return
An LLC that has two or more members can choose to be taxed as either a partnership or
corporation
An LLC who wants to distribute profits to its member may prefer to be taxed as a partnership to
avoid double taxation
IRS automatically taxes LLC as a partnership unless stated otherwise
If an LLCs members want to reinvest profits in the business rather than distribute the profits to
members may prefer to be taxed as a corporation
The nature of the LLC- LLC members liability is limited to the amount of their investments
LLC as a whole can be held liable for any loss or injury caused by the wrongful acts or omission
of its members however the members themselves generally are not personally liable
LLC and partnership law- If a dispute arises and the states LLC statute does not cover the issue, courts
sometimes apply the principles of partnership law
Rights and duties in an LP- Limited Partnership limits the liability of some of its owners
The general partner assumes management and has full responsibility for the partnership; a
limited partner contributes cash or other property but is not personally liable for partnership debts
beyond the amount of his investment. Limited partner can forfeit limited liability by taking part in
the management of the business
LLP- Hybrid form of business designed mostly for professionals who normally do business as partners in
a partnership.
Allows partnership to continue as a pass-through entity for tax purposes but limits the personal
liability of the partners (Attractive to professional service firms and family businesses) Big 4
Allows professionals such as attorneys and accountants to avoid personal liability for the
malpractice of other partners
Pool of Applicants: Comparing the employers workforce to the pool of qualified individuals
available in the local labor market.
Rate of Hiring: Comparing the selection rates of whites and nonwhites regardless of the racial
balance in the employers workforce.