Assignment 2: The Gig Economy Due 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. Click here to view the grading rubric. Page Requirement: 4-6 pages Cover Page and Reference pages will not count towards the page limit. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 220 Assignment 2: The Gig Economy Unacceptable Fair Proficient Exemplary Below 70% F 70-79% C 80-89% B 90-100% A 1. Summarize the main Did not submit or Partially Satisfactorily Thoroughly principles of agency. incompletely summarized the summarized the summarized the Weight: 25% summarized the main principles of main principles of main principles of main principles of agency.. agency.. agency.. agency.. 2. Analyze the Did not submit or Partially analyzed Satisfactorily Thoroughly circumstances under incompletely the circumstances analyzed the analyzed the which Uber might be analyzed the under which Uber circumstances circumstances liable for the conduct circumstances might be liable for under which Uber under which Uber of its drivers. under which Uber the conduct of its might be liable for might be liable for Weight: 30% might be liable for drivers the conduct of its the conduct of its the conduct of its drivers drivers drivers 3. Identify the steps Did not submit or Partially identified Satisfactorily Thoroughly Uber can take, if any, incompletely the steps Uber can identified the identified the to limit its legal identified the take, if any, to steps Uber can steps Uber can exposure for the steps Uber can limit its legal take, if any, to take, if any, to conduct of its drivers. take, if any, to exposure for the limit its legal limit its legal Weight: 30% limit its legal conduct of its exposure for the exposure for the exposure for the drivers. conduct of its conduct of its conduct of its drivers. drivers. drivers. 4. 3 references No references Does not meet the Meets number of Exceeds number Weight: 5% provided required number required of required of references; references; all references; all some or all references high references high references poor quality choices. quality choices. quality choices. 5. Clarity, writing More than 6 errors 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present mechanics, and present formatting requirements Weight: 10% Criteria
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