Healthy Harvest Company Runs a Fruit Processing and Packaging Plant

question 92

Essay

Healthy Harvest Company runs a fruit processing and packaging plant. Most of Healthy Harvest's business is done during holiday seasons, especially between Halloween and New Year's Day, and in the spring. The company hires a large temporary workforce during its busiest times. Can Healthy Harvest hire noncitizens for its temporary, seasonal work? If so, what procedures must the employer follow to do this hiring? If not, how can Healthy Harvest be assured that it is hiring only citizens?

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Definitions:

Takeover Bids

are proposals or offers made by an entity to acquire control of another company, typically by purchasing a majority of its stock.

Corporate Managers

Individuals who are in charge of directing and overseeing the operations and strategies of a corporation.

Stockholders

Individuals or entities that own shares in a corporation, thus holding a portion of its equity and potentially benefiting from its profits.

Principal-Agent Problem

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