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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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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Date:|7/9/2012| Re:|Constructive Discharge of Former Employee. Research and Response.| Comments:|Following your request to investigate how our company should respond to the recent claim by a former employee under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after our schedule policy change I have made several notes regarding how we should respond to their claim.A. Constructive Discharge: According to an article by the Denver Business Journal a person cannot sue for a constructive discharge. While this
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5/18/2013 Re: Companies Response to an Ex-Employee’s Claim of Constructive Discharge and the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Law How is Constructive Discharge Relevant to this Situation? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their race, color, religion, national origin, or sex (Shaker, n.d.). This law provides legal recourse for employees to seek Constructive Discharge for discrimination of their legal rights if they believe
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Mr. Jones, As you are aware, a former employee has filed a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Toy Box Industries (TBI) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, constructive discharge, after a work schedule policy change. The employee, who quit after the policy change took effect, is alleging that the enforcement of the company’s new policy on shift work is discriminatory because the policy requires employees to work on a religious holy day. In the past
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Employment & Legal Issues: Former Employee’s Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Constructive Discharge Claim Western Governors University Internal Memorandum To: CEO, Toy Company From: Student Date: November 3, 2014 Subject: Former Employee’s Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Constructive Discharge Claim Constructive Discharge * A constructive discharge occurs when an employer "deliberately makes an employee's working conditions so intolerable that the employee
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1964, Constructive Discharge Success in sales and marketing has resulted in an increased demand for XYZ Toys. In response to this increase in demand, a shift change was implemented for all production employees. The new schedule requires employees to work in 12 hour shifts, with four days on, and four days off, Monday through Sunday. One employee resigned from the firm, and has filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), claiming constructive discharge on
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INTEROFFICE MEMO To: aaa, CEO From: bbb, Manager Date: 10/8/2011 Subject: Constructive discharge claim by former employee Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a former employee is claiming “constructive discharge” for religious discrimination following his recent resignation. Constructive discharge means that the employer’s discriminatory practices made working conditions so intolerable that any reasonable person would have resigned (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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toy company, utilizing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The former employee is also saying that constructive discharge has taken place, stating that he was forced to leave the company due to his religious beliefs. From this point forward I will provide adequate information from multiple sources in efforts to make educated recommendations to ABC Toy’s. A. Constructive discharge. As of January 1, ABC Toy’s implemented an updated work schedule to assist with the company growth in efforts
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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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