HRM 320 course project

HRM 320 course project

Week 6: Employment Discrimination Research PaperYour course project for this term is to write a 6-8 page,
double-spaced mini-research paper, with your subject as Employment
Discrimination. Everything you need to know about the project
resides on this tab.Your project requires at least three (3) outside resources
besides the textbook. Your paper must be written in APA format,
include a title and reference page, and reference your sources both
internally (parenthetically) and in the reference page. Please use
the APA template in doc-sharing to complete your work.Employment discrimination law is about prohibiting or
encouraging behaviors in the workplace regarding differences in
people. It has evolved over the years significantly, and the
passage of Title VII, the US. Civil Rights Act, has made more
changes to how the US defines the right to work free from
harassment and discrimination, than any other law, case, or
regulation in the nation. This project has three parts. Part 1 asks
you to answer eight questions about employment discrimination. Part
2 asks you to pick one US Supreme court case from a list, to
discuss. Part 3 asks you to review pending legislation regarding
employment discrimination, and provide a few details about one
currently pending (i.e. not yet passed) bill in either your state,
or the federal government. Remember, the focus of the project is on
employment discrimination.Project Part 1:Answer each of the following 8 questions, in 1-2 paragraphs
each. You can use your textbook, or other outside sources to answer
these questions. Do not write a book – answer the questions
succinctly.What must a person who is claiming they were harassed in the
workplace allege in order to first state a case with the EEOC for
each of the following types of harassment: Sexual harassment – quid
pro quo Sexual harassment – hostile environment Religious
harassment Racial harassment Explain the difference between sexual
harassment, gender discrimination, and sexual orientation
discrimination, as those terms are used legally. How does GINA
protect a person whose mother died of breast cancer from employment
discrimination? Provide one example of a behavior that could be
found to be both a hostile environment and quid pro quo forms of
sexual harassment at the same time. Explain how a person could
argue that this behavior at work was illegal. Give the main legal
reason why every company should have a valid written policy against
all forms of harassment (besides the fact it is the “right” thing
to do.) Can an employer require that only females serve female
customers and only males serve male customers? Explain your answer
using legal terms. How many employees must an employer or company
have working for it to be subject to: the ADA Pregnancy
Discrimination Act Title VII IRCA GINA Assume you work for a
company that has a sexual anti-harassment policy, but not a
religious, sexual orientation, or racial anti-harassment policy.
Write a one-two paragraph statement to your boss (the HR Director),
as to why you believe it would make sense to revamp the policy to
include other forms of harassment. Include one example of a real
situation where a policy may have protected a company from
liability or stopped harassment from happening. (You will find case
examples on the EEOC website). Cite that case/situation in your
memo to your boss. Provide the amount of damages/fines the company
in your example case had to pay as a result of failing to protect
an employee from discrimination. Project Part II. Employment
Discrimination Cases.Many court cases on employment discrimination have shaped,
created, and changed the employment landscape. Some protect
employees from discrimination, and many protect employers from
liability. Settlements and trial court cases do not create legal
precedent or changes in the law. However, appeals court cases, and
especially the U.S. Supreme Court Cases, do change, shape, and
create new law, when statutes are interpreted in binding ways. Pick
ONE case from the following list. Read the case. Answer each of the
FOUR questions following the list of cases and place them in your
Project Part II. Be sure to identify WHICH of the cases you
selected.List of U.S. Supreme Court Cases: Vance v. Ball State
University.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar.
Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. 400 U.S. 542 (1971).
Espinoza v Farah Mfg. Co, 414 U.S. 86 (1973)
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, 83 F. 3d 118 Questions for answering.Explain briefly, the statute(s) (law or act) which was in
question in your case, the facts of the case, and why the parties
were in court. What was each party asking the court to do? What did
the court decide in your case and what will be the results of that
decision? (i.e. who won, and was the win final or did the court
send the case back to the lower court system to re-decide an
issue?) In what way did this case create, change, or shape the
employment landscape for employers as a result of the decision
made? Did this change help employers or employees the most?
Explain. Do you agree with the decision in the case you referenced?
In other words, do you think that employment law was made better
and stronger, or weaker and less effective as a result of this
case? Write at least one full paragraph that supports your opinion.
Part 3. Legal Research into an Employment Law Pending Before
CongressOrganizations such as the Society for Human Resource Management
( work hard to support, lobby
against, or provide education to the public about laws that will
affect workers and employers. These organizations significantly
influence what laws pass. Savvy HR managers have SHRM on their
desktops so they are familiar with the many changes being suggested
at any time, as they could cost companies significant amounts of
money if they are passed.Each year, thousands of proposed laws are being discussed,
debated, and either passed, ignored, or rejected in state
legislators around the country, or in Congress. Find a proposed
piece of legislation in the U.S. (or your state legislature) which
interests you. This piece of legislation needs to regard employment
law in some way (labor law, employment discrimination, ADA, PPACA,
Title VII, GINA, etc.) Note that any bill that suggests changes to
any current law will suffice, as well as a new law. Some examples
you can use if you are interested are: the Fair Playing Field Act
of 2012, the Religious Freedom Act of 2012, or a new bill regarding
whether full-time employment under PPACA is 40 hours/week instead
of 30 hours. (Since the time of writing this project, it is
possible these examples of passed – be sure to check if you use any
of them).

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