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Unit 12 On the Business Legal Front 商业法律前沿动态 Comprehension questions 1. What were the reasons that the spouse of the worker lashed out against EA? 2. When was this complaint formally filed and what did they want to achieve? 3. What are the legal proceedings to start a class action lawsuit? 4. What was EA’s position to react to the upcoming lawsuit? Part A Exercises 1) Directions: Listen to the first news item carefully and decide whether the following statements are “T” (True) or “F” (False). (1) ( ) Electronic Arts said on Wednesday that it will pay $156 million to settle a lawsuit. (2) ( ) The employees charged that EA violated environmental laws. (3) ( ) Under the settlement 200 entry-level artists will become hourly workers eligible for overtime pay. (4) ( ) Those employees will also get bonuses and stock option grants. (5) ( ) Workers at Silicon Valley companies traditionally prefer long work hours with overtime pay. 2) Directions: Listen to the second news item carefully and complete the following passage by filling in the word s you hear from the recording. PayPal frequently locks customers accounts if it suspects that ________ played a part in a transaction, even if the amount ___________ is a fraction of the total amount in an account, said Gail Koff, an attorney and founding partner of Jacoby Meyers, which filed the lawsuit. The result is that customers cant ________ any more payments via PayPal, pay anyone through the service, or __________ any of their money until PayPal clears the transaction. That can often take days or even weeks, customers _________. Part B Exercises 1) Directions: Listen to the interview and fill in the blanks in the following pa