高级商务英语听说（第二版）Unit12OntheBusinessLegalFront

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1、OntheBusinessLegalFront站在商业法律前沿Unit12Learningobjectives1.Inthisunitstudentswilllearnwordsandexpressionsrelatedtobusinesslaw.2.Studentswillbeabletotalkaboutissuesrelatedtobusinesslaws.ComprehensionQuestions:1.Whatwerethereasonsthatthespouseoftheworkerlashedouta

2、gainstEA?Thereasonisthatherhusbandworkedovertimewithoutpaymentandadditionalvacation.2.Whenwasthiscomplaintformallyfiledandwhatdidtheywanttoachieve?ItisonJuly29,2004thecomplaintwasfiledandthepurposeistorecoverthemoneyplaintiffsfeelisowedtothem.3.Whatarethelegalp

3、roceedingstostartaclass-actionlawsuit?Toinitiateaclass-actionsuit,agroupmustfirstbecertifiedasa“class”bythecourt.4.WhatwasEA’spositiontoreacttoreacttotheupcominglawsuit?EAdeniesplaintiff’sclaim.ItisEA’spositionthatittreatsitsemployeesfairlyandlawfully,andthatit

4、hasproperlyclassifieditsemployeeswithinthemeaningofthelaw.EAwillnotretaliateagainstemployeesforexercisinglegalrights,includingbyparticipatingintheproposedclassaction.Firstlistening:listenforthegistPartAWhatisthemainideaofnewsitemone?ElectronicArts,theworld'sbig

5、gestvideogamecompany,saidWednesdaythatitwillpay$15.6milliontosettlealawsuitfiledbycurrentandformergraphicartistsseekingovertimepay.Whatisthemainideaofnewsitemtwo?Aclass-actionlawsuithasbeenfiledagainstPayPal,anonlinepaymentcompany,daysafterthecompany’ssuccessfu

6、linitialpublicoffering.Secondlistening:listenforspecificinformationfiled,overtimepay,classactionlawsuit,charge,restrictedstock,stockoption,initialpublicoffering,illegitimately,unspecifiedNoticethefollowinglaw-relatedexpressions:Thirdlistening:sentencesimitation

7、Youareaskedtousethefollowingactivevocabulariestoformsentencesaswhatyouhaveheardfromlistening.ElectronicArts,theworld'sbiggestvideogamecompany,saidWednesdaythatitwillpay$15.6milliontosettlealawsuit_____bycurrentandformergraphicartistsseekingovertimepay.1.filedfi

8、led2.classactionlawsuitTheproposedsettlementofthe________________mustbeapprovedbytheCaliforniaSuperiorCourt.classactionlawsuitTheemployees________thatEAviolatedlaborlawsrequ