Eminent Domain OR Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications

Directions: Choose ONE of the following prompt options. After completing your post, give a thoughtful paragraph response to another student’s post, being sure to incorporate what you are learning from the course. You must respond to at least one other student for full credit.
Prompt A: Eminent Domain Case Study
Eminent domain is when your property is seized for public use and you are given just compensation. Eminent domain is an increasingly contentious issue here in Texas. For the first assignment, find an example of an eminent domain property case in Texas within the last 30 years. In one paragraph detail what occurred, focusing on explaining why the property seizure was deemed necessary and any controversies regarding just compensation/compensating property owners. Archived local news sources should be helpful to you in your writing.
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Prompt B: Bona Fide Occupational Qualification Discussion
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution deals extensively with discrimination. This particular forum discussion question deals with discrimination in the workplace. There are instances where an employer is justified in singling out an employee if based in clear scientific research and if relevant to the conditions of employment. This is known as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ).
Which of the following scenarios are examples of legal discrimination?
Scenario 1
Boyd is 38 years old and has years of commercial driving experience from prior jobs as a long-haul truck driver. He wants to try something different and applies for a job as a passenger bus driver at the Acme Bus Company. Although well qualified, Acme Bus Company rejects Boyd’s job application on the basis of his age. Acme Bus Company tells Boyd that it only accepts job applications from those aged 35 years and younger due to passenger safety considerations. Acme Bus Company’s passenger safety concerns are based on sound statistical data.
Scenario 2
Jane works on the assembly line of a car battery manufacturer. One of the key components of the battery is lead. After learning that many assembly line employees had blood lead levels higher than government standards, the company Jane works for implements a new policy: all pregnant women or women who could become pregnant are prohibited from working in areas where they would be exposed to lead. Subsequently, Jane was removed from her position on the assembly line and transferred somewhere else in the company.

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