NewCorp legal issues NewCorp does not have an in-house legal counsel and utilizes Team B staff members to serve as associate legal counsel. Primary responsibilities include advising and recommending courses of action to management covering a range of legal encounter scenarios. Team B members analyze each scenario and provide management with associated legal principles, potential liability concerns, and courses of action. During the past week the Team has received three scenarios and management
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Individual Labor Laws and Unions Lalith Madhusudhanan Duraisamy Gurusamy HRM/531 - Human Capital Management Due Date: Mon 11/19/2012 Instructor’s Name: Prof. John Henderson Individual Labor Laws and Unions An organization with which I am familiar that is currently unionized is AT&T Inc. AT&T Inc. AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC Communications) is
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I. Introduction Although the federal government enacted laws to eliminate gender discrimination in the workplace, it remains an issue on several levels. Specifically, women find themselves the victims of discrimination simply because of their gender. Although there are anti-discrimination laws in place, many employers still find ways around them. Currently, the courts simply award monetary compensation to those women who sue current or former employers. However, businesses found guilty of committing
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aRunning head: Employment Conflict Management Techniques Employment Conflict Management Techniques Roxanne Martz University of Phoenix Instructor Kenneth Hadzinski November 1, 2010 Employment Conflict Management FastServe Inc, a 25 million dollar company of branded sports apparel, recently opened two online marketing venues geared toward sports enthusiastic youth. With 350 employees, FastServe directed 10% of its workforce to the online distribution project. Using today’s technology
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Human Resource Management, 12e (Dessler) Chapter 2 Equal Opportunity and the Law 1) Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law"? A) First Amendment B) Fifth Amendment C) Tenth Amendment D) Thirteenth Amendment E) Fourteenth Amendment Answer: B Explanation: The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1791) states that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property
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systems themselves must be designed to minimize the chances of discrimination. In the present paper, the elements of the performance management system are examined as a foundation to help recognize the aspects of the process that are subject to litigations, and to help reduce problems that could result in legal disputes. In the Manager’s Guide to HR (Muller, 2009), the legal issues involved in the performance management process can be minimized by the proper planning, design, understanding, and
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THE EMPLOYER AND THE EX-OFFENDER: THE DISCRIMINATORY EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………… 3 II. OFFENDER AND EX OFFENDER HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES………….. 5 A. LEGAL HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EX OFFENDERS ……… 5 B. THE NUMBER OF EX OFFENDERS IS RAPIDLY INCREASING .............................................................................8 C. IMPACT OF CONVICTION ON EMPLOYABILITY OF EX OFFENDERS .......
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SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Fifth Edition Maryland Commission for Women 311 W. Saratoga St. Ste 272 Baltimore, MD 21201 410-767-3049 The Women’s Law Center, Inc. Copyright: 1982, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2008 The Women’s Law Center, Inc. Sex Discrimination in Employment Fifth Edition Revisions Provided By: Jill Wrigley, Women’s Law Center of Maryland With Editorial Assistance From: L. Tracy Brown, Women’s Law Center of Maryland Laurence Ruth, Women’s Law Center of Maryland Jessica Morgan
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: PAT JONSON FROM: SHYNELLE CADE SUBJECT: HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES DATE: 9/30/2012 In response to the emails you have received, I have done the necessary research and summarized the details as requested. Email Message 1: Discharges at the Anderson Club Store The state in which the Anderson Cost Club store is located is an “At-Will State,” which means an employment relationship that has no express agreement or contractual obligation to remain in the relationship;
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Challenges in Managing and Preventing Sexual Harassment in a Culturally Diverse Workplace. In recent years the topic of sexual harassment has become one of the most talked about issues in the press. Sexual harassment is a topical problem for many employees that not only leads to discrimination in labor, loss in wages, low productivity and stress, but it also influence the general atmosphere of lawlessness and violence against the comfort of other human beings. The act sexual harassment creates
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