a. Explain how constructive discharge as a legal concept is relevant to the scenario. Under Title VII and the ADEA, a constructive discharge occurs if an employee resigns their position after being subjected to unlawful discrimination then the resignation may be found to be a “constructive discharge”. Most constructive discharges take place when employees resign because their employer's behavior has become so intolerable or made life so difficult that the employee has no choice but to resign
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Subject:Human Resources,Task1, Constructive discharge A constructive discharge occurs when an employee is legally justified in claiming that he was compelled to resign because the employer has made working conditions intolerable (By Gerard E. Dempsey and Janet N. Petsche August 1, 2006).In this situation, an employee resigns because the employer was unresponsive to a harassment complaint. Complaint is about policy requires employees to work on a religious holy day .In this scenario
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SUBJECT: Constructive Discharge Claim It has come to my attention that a previous employee plans to file a constructive discharge claim against our Company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He bases his suit on religious discrimination due to the new production schedule that has recently taken effect. In his opinion, the new production schedule requires employees to work on holy days thereby, discriminating against employees whose religious practice does not allow them to work on
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claim. The company should consider implementation of an accommodation policy to affirm compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Constructive discharge is a legal construct to describe the situation where the employer makes the workplace environment intolerable to the employee so that the employee will quit rather than being fired. The intent of constructive discharge in this instance is to justify the act of the employee quitting his job equivalent to the action of the employer firing the employee
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Sir, As requested, I have completed the preliminary research regarding ITC's standing and options in regards to the recent Constructive Discharge allegation brought forth by former employee # 12345. I have included a summary, with details and explanation of findings following. Summary: ITC's position is a strong one with three main points in our favor to support our stance. 1. The move to change the production shifts to a rolling 4 day model is justified through increased demand. 2. The
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MEMO Civil Rights Act 1964 (Constructive Discharge) Schedule Shift beginning on Jan 1, 2013 (Work on a Religious Holy Day) Date: March 10, 2013 Dear Mr. CEO, Pursuant to the claim made against Toy Company, LLC (“TCL”) regarding constructive discharge and working on a religious holy day, of which it is a legal concept put into practice in 1964 under the Civil Rights Act (“CRA”). I have located a few items of interest that will allow us to respond with understanding and basic knowledge. Understanding
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TO: CEO FROM: Elementary Division Manager DATE: November 7, 2011 SUBJECT: Claims of constructive discharge: This memo is being written in regards to a former employee who has filed a case against the company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, constructive discharge, on charges that the company’s employees are required to work on a religious holy day. The reason for the charge is due to a policy change with the work schedule that affected the entire production staff. The new
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Elementary Division To: The CEO Subject: Former Employee's Constructive Discharge Claim ______________________________________________________________________ I received notified from the company’s attorney about a former employee who filed a claim against the company citing constructive discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Findings: What is constructive discharge and how is it relevant to this situation. At the beginning of the New Year, a new
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storage tank at 82.2°C is being pumped at the rate of 0.379 m3/min from the tank. The line from the storage tank to the pump suction is 6.1 m of 2-in. schedule 40 steel pipe and it contains three elbows. The discharge line after the pump is 61 m of 2-in. pipe and contains two elbows. The water discharges to the atmosphere at a height of 6.1 m above the water level in the storage tank. (a) Calculate all frictional losses ΣF. (b) Make a mechanical-energy balance and calculate Ws of the pump in J/kg. (c)
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Memorandum of constructive discharge complaint JDT2 Task 1 Shira M. Blanchette Western Governors University TO: Jean Jones, CEO FROM: Shira Blanchette, HR director DATE: 10/4/13 SUBJECT: Constructive discharge complaint A. Constructive Discharge The Zippeedoo Toy Company has been experiencing huge growth over the past year, leading to a change in scheduling for production personnel. Where all personnel once worked eight (8) hours per day, five (5)
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