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Navigating The Impact Of Covid-19 On Small Commercial Businesses And Insurance Companies, And A Call To Action For Future Communicable Disease Outbreaks, Natalie Pena Dec 2021

Navigating The Impact Of Covid-19 On Small Commercial Businesses And Insurance Companies, And A Call To Action For Future Communicable Disease Outbreaks, Natalie Pena

Honors Program Theses and Research Projects

The short-term and long-term effects of Covid-19 have caused many small commercial businesses to face financial hardships, loss of employees, and even closures for entities that were already experiencing low profit margins. Distraught with their businesses suffering, owners turned to their primary insurance companies to receive compensation through their business interruption policies. However, most insureds were upset when they discovered that their insurance plans did not include communicable diseases and pandemics as a covered peril. This led to many small businesses battling these issues in the courts and fighting for insurance companies to provide financial assistance to them during this …


Whistleblowers: Loyal Corporate Employee Or Disloyal Employee?, Debra Wroge Nov 2015

Whistleblowers: Loyal Corporate Employee Or Disloyal Employee?, Debra Wroge

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Whistleblowers have received much media attention and scrutiny during the last decade due to high-profile corporate scandals and reports of unlawful activities in government and private sector corporations. There is a changing trend in the perception of whistleblowers from troublemakers to loyal employee. Interviews, based on a FBI whistleblower case, were conducted with eight employees in a Fortune 200 company. Results of qualitative analysis and findings reported in this paper support the perception of whistleblowers as loyal employees who have a strong sense of right and wrong, and are committed to calling attention to wrongdoing. The solution proposed is a …


Draft Policy On The Granting, Renewal And Regulation Of Aquaculture Leases In Western Australia. A Discussion Paper., Department Of Fisheries Western Australia May 2006

Draft Policy On The Granting, Renewal And Regulation Of Aquaculture Leases In Western Australia. A Discussion Paper., Department Of Fisheries Western Australia

Fisheries management papers

This draft policy will set out matters that the Minister responsible for the administration of the Act considers to be of importance in respect of the performance by the Executive Director of this function under the Act. The final policy produced in relation to leases will provide guidance to the Executive Director and provide a level of certainty and transparency for the industry in relation to the formal processes that are followed in arriving at a decision in these matters


Proposed Amendments To The Fish Resources Management Act 1994. Discussion Paper., Department Of Fisheries Apr 2006

Proposed Amendments To The Fish Resources Management Act 1994. Discussion Paper., Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

The FRMA was implemented on 1 October 1995 following widespread public consultation and support from both Houses of Parliament. The Act implemented a number of significant changes to public administration and made certain advances in many areas (e.g. a public register of authorisations). In the ten years of its operation, the FRMA has demonstrated many strengths, however, experience and changes in policy direction have highlighted certain aspects of fisheries management and law that deserve attention and possible amendment.