copyright is first owned by the employer
employee
If material is not protected by copyright, the creator has no rights to it. For example, a person preparing a document in the course of his duties as an employee of the US Government has no rights to that document, because it is not protected by copyright in accordance with section 105 of the copyright code.
Copyright is automatically assigned on creation of a work. There is no formal registration process. Copyright will belong to a company if a work is created by a person during company time and the course of their employment, otherwise the copyright automatically belongs to the person creating a work.
To copyright a training course, you can simply create the course material and then register it with the U.S. Copyright Office. This will provide legal protection for your course content and prevent others from using it without your permission.
Respondeat Superior rule states that Principle (Employer) is liable for all the unauthorized acts of the agent (employee) performed within the course of his employment.
HRM may stand for HOTEL RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT or Human Resource Management.
yes, of course
An employer say you are still working for them after they have fired you only if they continue to pay you and there is a contract that limits your ability to obtain other employment for a time.
By definition, a covered employee is entitled to workers compensation benefits if he/she was injured within the course and scope of employment. Fault by the employer is not an issue--it is a form of strict liability which, historically, was developed as an alternative to employees suing employers who may have been at fault. One of the primary exceptions to coverage (other than the injury not being within the course and scope of employment) is "horseplay". In general, this contemplates activities such as roughhousing--which is not considered to be within the course and scope of employment.
no
You can if you can get a court to grant a ruling in your favor. For which you need to question and prove certain thing like 1) Kind of negligence? 2) What sort of consequnce followed due to negligent act of employee? 3) Do the employee was acting in his authority and in course of employment? 4) Do any other act contributed or responsible for consequence?
Of course! He's a TV character adored by millions of fans! There has to be copyright!