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What is Vicarious Liability
(Liability without fault)?
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Any Principal can be held criminally responsible, for an employee's act.
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The court does not require the principal to know of the employee's intent.
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What is the Fair Housing Act?
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Provides criminal and civil penalties for housing in regards to race discrimination
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There is no mention in the fair housing act that applies specifically to owners, though there is a regulation that refers to what?
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Those who "control or direct"
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What do traditional tort rules tend to say?
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You can't hold office holders on vicarious liability, the office holders must be at fault.
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Courts do not like to do what?
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Read into unestablished law
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Interpretation of Congress's legislation determines what?
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The Supreme Court's Decisions
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What does labor law cover?
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Unions and union activity
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What does employment law cover?
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Individual employees
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What does it mean to be an at will state?
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Employees can be fired for any reason and can quit for any reason
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Always look for what in a statement?
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Whether or not someone is reliant on said statement, or if reliance is implied
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What is a summary judgement motion?
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Filed by either party, before trial, after discovery, in which both sides agree on what happened, but feel entitled to judgement based on the law.
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