You have been hired as a management consultant by a large company to examine the company’s business decisions regarding employee protections. The applicable laws are federal anti-discrimination laws, federal health and safety laws, and employer firing practices related to the employment-at-will (EAW) doctrine.
In response to the three questions below, write a 4–6 page paper in which you do the following:
Analyze, identify, and explain recent legislation, within the last 10 years, that helps to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. Provide at least two federal legislative protections (Be sure the legislation is just that – passed law).
Provide some insight when the federal legislation conflicts with the state. (ie. what is the Supremacy Clause?)
Explain the EAW doctrine and all exceptions to the doctrine. (hint: There are more than three).Then, look at the scenarios below and determine whether the decision to fire the employee is a smart one. Identify why or why not, and determine all the possible exceptions per the EAW doctrine that are, might be, or could be applicable if the employee sues for wrongful termination.
SCENARIOS FOR QUESTION 2 BELOW:
Brenda, a manager, started a blog on the company website for employee grievances. She noticed that a worker was protesting that no Asian American employees had gotten a raise in two years at the company. The worker also criticized how much the CEO made and how the CEO was “out of touch.” Brenda reprimanded the worker. The next day, the worker talked to fellow co-workers about forming a union. Brenda subsequently fired the worker.
Jason, a department supervisor, requests approval to fire his secretary, Alice. Alice, a devout Christian, has been putting Right-to-Life flyers in the employee break room. Alice is also taking time out to pray each day during the busiest time of the morning. Brian, the head of the accounting department, refused to sign Lori’s leave request for jury duty. Lori is a tax attorney in his department. Brian wants to fire Lori for being absent without permission during their busiest time—tax season.
Peter has worked for the company for one year. He has a rare form of liver disease and works with chemicals that make his condition worse. Peter does not want to stop working, but his boss is not happy with his performance and wants to let him go.
Determine the federal law, requirements and procedures, (from an employer perspective who is hiring employees) regarding undocumented workers and whether they are eligible for state workers’ compensation in your home state. Advocate for or against this practice and substantiate your response with research to support your position.
3 sources for this paper, textbook should be one of them. Follow SWS for citing sources in the paper and on the
The textbook used is : It’s Legal, Ethical, And Global Environment 11th Edition
The instructions are n the above information. See you back in a few days to see if you need anything. remember no plagiarizing. The school uses Safe Assign.
Answer preview
The first case scenario involves a lady named Brenda, who complained that the company CEO was out of touch with what is happening at the company, considering Asian employees had not gotten any raise after working for two years. Just when she was about to marshal her colleagues to form a union, the company fired her. Typically, her employer would be justified to fire her, as per the dictates of the employment-at-will doctrine. However, such a decision is the wrong one and might land the company in trouble if Brenda decides to institute a wrongful termination claim. Public policy regarding employee rights gets derived from the various legislation that gives employees the right to form and join labor unions. As such, the company cannot fire Brenda because she decided to form a labor union.
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