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I’m working on a business law writing question and need support to help me learn.
Many of you may have watched Friends when it was on television and may even still watch the reruns. In 2000, the case of Friends, one of the hottest shows on television, demanded a pay increase. The demand was made with a valid contract in place and near the time NBC was to announce its fall lineup. The six stars demanded $1,000,000 each per episode. NBC settled for $750,000 per star, up from the stars’ $150,000 per episode figure renegotiated in 1998.
When stars seek to renegotiate contracts before their expiration, the network can replace them if they fail to live up to their contracts, and it can enforce the standard contractual clause, which prohibits them from doing other television work until the expiration of their contracts. Recasting six stars for a highly successful show would not be feasible. To offset the stars’ bargaining power, NBC prepared a television promotion that would relabel the last show for that season as the “series finale” and announce “See how it all ends on Friends.” The cast were informed of NBC’s threat to end the series in this manner. Renegotiations quickly ensued and led to the $750,000 agreement. Two years later the six stars obtained their goal of $1 million per episode paychecks.
Jay Leno was asked about the tactics of the Friends stars. He responded, “You have to get what you can while you can in this business.
What is a breach? Did the cast commit an anticipatory breach or a breach when they asked for more money during the contract? If the cast is found to be in breach, what type of remedies could NBC recover? Do you agree/disagree with Jay Leno’s comments?[Order Now]
BLAW 485 Labor and Employment
I’m working on a business law multi-part question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Maraj Kaur, who is Sikh from the Punjab state of India, applies for a job as a trucker with Wheel Move U Transport Company. The company tells him that he must take a drug test, and the company’s preferred method (it’s the cheapest by $5 per test) is to have employees provide hair clippings. It is one of the five articles of faith for Sikhs that he never cut his hair. When he refuses, Transport does not hire him.
Explain the theory of discrimination Kaur would claim when he sues Transport for not hiring him, which type of discrimination (protected class), and what Kaur would have to show to win his case. After not being hired as a trucker, Kaur applies to be an assembly line worker at the Mesa automobile factory.
At the interview, the Mela employee tells Kaur that he will have to trim his beard so that it does not get caught in the machinery. Kaur explains that it would go against his religion to do so, but that he’d be willing to wear a beard net. The Mela employee says that would not be sufficient because of its length, and if Kaur does not want to trim his beard, he will need to part it in half and tuck it behind his ears, then tie it behind his head. Kaur is insulted by the suggestion and walks out of the interview.