Assignment 1: Facebook Live KillingsDue Week 4 and worth 280 pointsRead the article Cleveland Shooting Highlight’s Facebook’s Responsibility in Policing Depraved Videos found at: http://www.nbcnew

Assignment 2: The Gig EconomyDue Week 8 and worth 220 points

Uber is largely hailed as the advent of the gig economy, which is the idea that people will not work for any one employer, but instead will work on projects for any variety of companies desiring their services.  While creating a new type of entrepreneurship for individuals, it raises a host of new legal questions for companies around the law of agency.

An investment firm has asked you to evaluate Uber’s legal exposure for the conduct of its drivers.Write an interoffice memo in which you:

1. Summarize the main principles of agency.
2. Analyze the circumstances under which Uber might be liable for the conduct of its drivers.
3. Identify the steps Uber can take, if any, to limit its legal exposure for the conduct of its drivers.
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Your news brief or memo should include a heading, summary statement, background and recommendations.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze and apply the concepts of ethical decision making,  corporate governance and  corporate social responsibility.
• Analyze and evaluate the employment-at-will doctrine and the statutory protections afforded employees.
• Analyze and evaluate laws and regulations relative to product safety, liability and representations.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

UBER - PAPER 2

Things to Consider: 

Break Assignment down - understand the points and purpose of assignment 

Formatting requirements:

News brief or memo-  include a 1. heading, 2. summary statement, 3. background,  and 4. recommendations.

**It will take at least 2-3 pages of written content to effectively answer the questions presented. 

Chapter material and concepts applied should achieve the following objectives: 

• Analyze and apply the concepts of ethical decision making,  corporate governance and  corporate social responsibility. SEE Ch. 2
• Analyze and evaluate the employment-at-will doctrine and the statutory protections afforded employees. SEE Ch. 16
• Analyze and evaluate laws and regulations relative to product safety, liability and representations. SEE Ch. 13 

Questions to address in Memo/Brief:

1. Summarize the main principles of agency.

• Explain Agency Relationship 

         > Define principal - agent 

          >Examine liability: Principal - Agent 

     …..and so on 

2. Analyze the circumstances under which Uber might be liable for the conduct of its drivers.

Requires internet research 

• Explain role ofUber, and its drivers 
• Apply Agency relationship - theory, to the Uber - Driver concept …and so on 
• Are drivers employees or contractors? Which impacts issues and theories of liability; examine this. 

   3. Identify the steps Uber can take, if any, to limit its legal exposure for the conduct of its drivers.

       >risk assessment  - Duty [legal & ethical]

        > liability; what practices can minimize/reduce legal and ethical  liability to stakeholders - drivers, customers, etc.

         >based upon an overall construct of the agency theory, how best should this relationship be formed to reduce company exposure 

****Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

****Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.