April Bunje, 2008

TRAINING ON LEGAL ISSUES

April BunjeJennifer McWhorter

Krista SchaafJennifer Hensley

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Areas of Interest

The Patriot Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Corporate Scandals

Minimizing Risks of Vicarious Tort Liability

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BSSL

EFFECTS & POSSIBILITIES

Communication device wire taps

Computer Surveillance

Search of property or assets

Access ofRecords and Data

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BSSL

PATRIOT ACT COMPLIANCE

• Request agent’s identification

• Refer to your location’s BSSL ICO

•ICO meets agent with a senior manager present for all communication with agent

If there is a federal request for BSSL employee data:

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BSSL

Formal Requests Include:

PATRIOT ACT COMPLIANCE

Delayed Proceeding

With FISA or NSA: “gag order”

SUBPOENA

Immediate Proceeding

Search

Warrant

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What is the ADA?

Americans with Disabilities Act

Signed into Law in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush (Bush, 2007)

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BSSL’s Future

Pros Customer Respect Larger Audience Diverse Workforce

Cons Government

Penalties Lawsuits Boycotts

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Title II – Government Activities

Equal Opportunities

New Construction Requirements

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Corporation Criminal Scandals

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ENRON

On November 14, 1986 Ivan Boesky an Investment banker was arrested by the SEC on suspicion of Insider Trading. Boesky had made a Profit of $200 million in trades from information he learned about company buy outs. (NNDB)

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Adelphia

Founding Rigas family collected $3.1 billion in off-balance-sheet loans backed by Adelphia; overstated results by inflating capital expenses and hiding debt. (Patsuris)

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Grand Larceny Falsifying Business Records Securities Fraud Conspiracy

TYCO

Andrea Shepard / Reuters

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Vicarious Tort Liability

What is Vicarious Tort Liability?

Who does it affect?

How do you protect company interest with Liability?

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Kidneigh v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, 2003

Liability protects the employer

Law suits could occur with insurance companies

Worker’s compensation v. disability

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Blue Star Steam Ship Lines

Areas that need to be focused on:

Ensuring purchased liability insurance for workers compensations are maintained

Checking and updating facilities according to OSHA

Helping the injured worker with lighter duty jobs

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BSSL

COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION

Moving forward with compliance…

Employee Policy Disclaimer

ICO assignment

Client asset sourcing

Internal test-auditing

CAL. (2007). Intellectual freedom committee: USA Patriot Act. Retrieved 27 July 2008 from website:

http://www.cal-webs.org/if_patriot2.html#colorado2

 HR Answers. (2003). Alert: United States Patriot Act. Retrieved 26 July 2008 from website:

http://www.hranswers.com/general/alerts2.cfm?LegalID=32   Leto, B., Strench, B., & Phillips, T. (2002.) Anti-money laundering initiatives under the USA Patriot Act. Retrieved 27 July 2008 from website:

http://library.findlaw.com/2002/Jun/24/128259.html 

Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons. (2008.) The impact of the Patriot Act on employers. Retrieved 27 July 2008 from website:

http://www.rothgerber.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=657 

University of South Carolina. (n.d.). Libraries & the USA Patriot Act. Retrieved from website: http://www.libsci.sc.edu/BOB/class/clis748/Studentwebguides/fall02/

USAPatriotActConroy.html

REFERENCES

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disabilities act: 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2008, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070724-8.html

CODI. (n.d.). Reasonable accommodations vs. undue hardship. Retrieved July 27, 2008, from http://codi.buffalo.edu/graph_based/.legal.cases/.reasonable.htm

FindLaw. (2008). U.S. constitution: Eleventh amendment. Retrieved July 27, 2008, from http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment11/

Microsoft Corporation. (2008). Clip art: All collections. U.S. Department of Justice. (2005, September). A guide to

disability rights laws: Americans with disabilities act (ada). Retrieved July 27, 2008, from http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm#anchor62335

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Ivan Boesky (2007) retrieved July 28, 2008 http://www.nndb.com/people/647/000044515/

Penelope Patsuris (2002), The Corporate Scandal sheet, retrieved on July 28, 2008

http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/25/accountingtracker.html

The associated press (2008), Adelphia founder sentenced to 15 years, retrieved on July 28, 2008

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8291040/

The associated press (2008),Ex-Tyco executives get up to 25 years in prison, retrieved on July 29, 2008

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9399803/

References

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Kidneigh v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, (2003). Retrieved July 28, 2008, From, http://ca10.washburnlaw.edu/cases/2003/10/02-1277.htm

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Simon and Schuster Division of Gulf & Western Corporation. (1985). Webster’s New World Dictionary (2nd ed.)New York, NY: Author.

Vicarious Liability. (2008). Retrieved, July 28, 2008, From, http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=2223&bold=||||

What is Workers Compensation. (2008). Retrieved ,July 28, 2008 from , http://www.workerscompensation.com/regulations/reference/content.php?id=1010&state=pennsylvania&category=ER,EE