Assignment
You and two of your friends have started a restaurant. Although the government has loosened restrictions as to how you can run the restaurant, Covid 19 has taken a huge financial toll on your restaurant business. As a result of the harsh economic times, you and the co-owners have decided that you are no longer able to keep some of your employees.
I. Discuss the form of business that you and your friends decided to run. At the time of starting your business you and your friends were very concerned about limiting your personal liability. Explain why you chose the form of business, addressing both the advantages and disadvantages of the form of business you chose. Also address the name you chose for your business and any concerns you had when choosing your restaurant's business name.
II. You have decided to terminate Wes, the restaurant manager, who has been working at the restaurant for 7 years, due to the fact that business has substantially decreased. What are your legal obligations to Shane based on statute and the common law.
III. You have also decided to terminate your chef Michael, who has been working for at the restaurant for 2 years, because you caught him selling some of the restaurant's secret recipes to the restaurant down the street for cash. Discuss your legal obligations regarding terminating Michael.
IV. Your dishwasher Len, who has been working for you for 3 years, has quit because you reduced the number of weekly shifts he normally receives, from 6 days per week to 2 days per week. Discuss your legal obligation and Len's legal rights if any, with respect to Len quitting the job.
V. You decided to terminate your waitress Susie, because she had not come to work 2 times last week as a result of contracting covid. Discuss your legal obligations and Susie's legal rights with respect to this situation.
VI. And finally, you have terminated one of your waiters, Jack, who has been at the restaurant for two years, because he has refused to vaccinate himself from the effects of covid 19, although the restaurant has a policy of allowing only double vaccinated employees to work at the restaurant.
Discuss what your obligations are as the owners of the restaurant, and the rights of the employees with respect to situations II to VI. Answer the questions using the applicable common law, statutes, and remedies.