The plaintiff, an elderly man, was suspected by the defendant store manager of having stolen goods from the store. The store manager waited until the plaintiff left the store and then sent a clerk out to catch up to the plaintiff. The clerk told the plaintiff that he was suspected of stealing goods and requested that he return to the store for questioning. The plaintiff returned and produced a sales slip for the goods, and the store manager apologized for questioning him. The plaintiff brought an action against the defendant for false imprisonment. At trial, the plaintiff established the above facts. At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the basis that reasonable persons could find only that the plaintiff consented to return to the store for questioning. How should the trial judge rule

Goals that are overly ambitious can discourage employees and decrease motivation, yet the idea of stretch goals is proposed as a way to get people fired up and motivated. as a manager, how might you decide where to draw the line between a “good” stretch goal and a “bad” one that is unrealistic?

John novosel was employed by nationwide insurance company for fifteen years. novosel had been a model employee and, at the time of discharge, was a district claims manager and a candidate for the position of division claims manager. during novosel's fifteenth year of employment, nationwide circulated a memorandum requesting the participation of all employees in an effort to lobby the pennsylvania state legislature for the passage of a certain bill before the body. novosel, who had privately indicated his disagreement with nationwide's political views, refused to lend his support to the lobby, and his employment with nationwide was terminated. novosel brought two separate claims against nationwide, arguing, first, that his discharge for refusing to lobby the state legislature on behalf of nationwide constituted the tort of wrongful discharge in that it was arbitrary, malicious, and contrary to public policy. novosel also contended that nationwide breached an implied contract guaranteeing continued employment so long as his job performance was satisfactory. what decision as to each claim?

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