the popularity of social media has soared, while these technologies present great opportunities for employees, they also have the potential of legal pitfalls. With all the various advances in technology it is making it easier for people to transport and afford computers and tablets, coupled with the propagation of social media it is rapidly changing the way people communicate. People are afforded the opportunity and means to communicate with their family, friends and even strangers, which until
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Running head: RIORDAN RISK ASSESSMENT Riordan Risk Assessment LAW/531 Jack Tandy Riordan Risk Assessment Riordan Manufacturing currently employs 550 people and is a major player in the global plastics supply. The parent company, Riordan Industries is a Fortune 1000 enterprise and has over $1 billion in excess revenue. Riordan Manufacturing is headquartered out of San Jose, California, and supplies plastics to market verticals such as automotive, aircraft
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Officers and Directors of Riordan a Comprehensive Corporate Compliance plan to help assist Riordan continual mission and growth to which will be determined on how well the company can handle and manage compliance issues. We will cover how to manage the legal liability of officers and directors of the company, how to properly address situations when the law is violated, enterprise liability, protecting the company’s real and intellectual property, governance, and international laws that the company must
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1) Summary of the CIPD Profession Map The CIPD Profession Map lays out the required standards HR/L&D professionals need to achieve to ensure they are really ‘making a difference and driving the performance of their organisation’, dependent on the level of competence (band*) they operate at within their organisation and the behaviours** they demonstrate. Below is a brief summary of each of the area of the Map: THE PROFESSIONAL AREAS There are 2 CORE professional areas – ‘Insights, strategy and
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when they come back from maternity leave. It is argued that despite legislation being put in place, organisations can be just as motivated to by the threat of bad press that discrimination cases can involve. It has been suggested that ‘where employment law is enforced...
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Affirmative Action Paper This Paper explain the fundamentals of Affirmative Action as it applies to public sector and private sector employers, and how it interacts with Title VII requirements of Equal Employment Opportunity. It addresses the following: a. What employers are subject to affirmative action plans and why? b. What do the plans require employers to do? c. What happens if employers do not meet the goals of the affirmative action plan? Affirmative
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Facts: Dianne Rawlinson sought employment with the Alabama Board of Corrections as a prison guard. After her application was rejected, she brought this class suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Issues: 1. She was refused employment because she failed to meet the minimum 120-pound weight requirement and height minimum of 5 feet 2 inches. 2. Whether a rule expressly prohibiting women from assuming close-contact prison guard positions in maximum-security prisons most of which were
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openings, and to assess potential candidate’s profile including attitude, behavior, personality and qualifications. Kluemper and Rosen (2009) examined the feasibility of whether the information available on these SNWs really helps to improve the employment selection decisions. They asked 63 raters to rate candidates on intelligence, performance and the Big Five personality traits. They found that based solely on viewing social networking profiles, judges were consistent in their ratings across subjects
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winning plaintiff. Needless to say, this subject is a serious matter to employers. Aside from the legal and ethical concerns, there are major financial implications associated with this matter. The example cited in this paragraph is only a single party action. Class action suits could trigger even greater financial payouts! Also, according to recent statistics directly from the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the EEOC received 12,510 charges of sexual harassment and recovered $49.9 million
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Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment (New Corp Scenarios) LAW/531 – Business Law University of Phoenix February 23, 2011 Scenario One In this scenario New Corp is liable for wrongful termination. Unfair treatment was being displayed when pat was terminated. There had been no discussion between Pat and New Corp informing him that his job was in jeopardy or that he needed to improve his performance in any areas. Pat signed an agreement when hired for New Corp which stated that if his
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