Jon works for a major bank. The revised employee handbook that he received 5 years ago says that all employees with 25 years of service will receive a retirement party. He is about to hit 25 years of service and has announced his retirement. His manager tells him that the company, on the basis of his years of service, will throw him a party and present him with a gold watch. Jon retires on his 25th anniversary, and his manager announces that the company will not throw the party or give him the watch. Legal recourse?

The stock of grommet corporation, a u.s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u.s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u.s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u.s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?