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“LAW, ETHICS & CORP. GOVERNANCE”

Assignment : The Gig Economy (NEED ABOUT 4-5 PAGES)

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 due to the conduct of its drivers.

Write in which you do the following:

1. Summarize the main principles of agency law.

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 due to the conduct of its drivers.

4. From question 1-3 as above, Please include some information from my textbook as attached Powerpoint (about 2-4 Sentences). Also, include the citations from the my textbook with Author, book title, page number & paragraph in “Reference Page”.

5. Use the Academic resources to locate at least three 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:

1. Use the format as below:

a) Cover Page;

b) Introduction = 1-2 paragraphs

c) Repeat the question exactly as written (or paraphrase heading in accordance with the Rubric), then answer !

d) same structure for remaining questions; Repeat Question, then answer; etc

e) Conclusion;

f) Reference Page - APA format

2. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

· Establish what liability concerns exist for a specific business based on agency law.

3. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

RUBRICExemplary

1. Summarize the main principles of agency.Thoroughly summarized the main principles of agency.

2. Analyze the circumstances under which Uber

might be liable for the conduct of its drivers.

Thoroughly analyzed 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.

Thoroughly identified the steps Uber can take, if any, to

limit its legal exposure for the conduct of its drivers.

4. 3 referencesExceeds number of required references; all references

high quality choices.

5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting

requirements

0-2 errors present