Assignment 1 Employment-At-Will Doctrine Name LEG 500 Professor Name Name of University Date Action 1: According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, employers are prohibited from inquiring about whether an employee has a disability or not (Disability Discrimination). Therefore, would review the employee’s personnel records to identify whether or not she openly disclosed having a disability. As Jennifer’s direct supervisor, it is imperative that due diligence
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EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK STERLING HOME This handbook has beenamended in line with government rules and regulations and contains new policy information which all staff are required to read as part of their contractual agreement. 2011 PB STERLING HOME 1/1/2011 UNIT III: HEALTH & SAFETY IN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION BOOKLET SUBMITTED BY: MARIA ANTONIA BOC SUBMITTED TO: CHARLOTTE MILES SANDRA SMITH DECEMBER 12, 2011 CONTENTS: i. Introduction
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In response to the request on potential liability to the sexual harassment case brought by Virginia Pollard, the company is vicariously liable for the conduct of its employees even though there is a sexual harassment policy in place. Virginia had become a victim of a hostile work environment supported by a supervisor with immediate authority over the employee. Pollard was working in a very stressful environment in which she (being the only female) was a minority being subjected to inappropriate language
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| | | | |Description and Requirement of Law |Establishment of Law |Importance of Law |Workplace Application | |Employment Law | | | | | |Civil Rights Act
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However, the following figure shows a more elaborate view of the exchange between two parties. Although on paper it states that there are only four criteria for an exchange in contract law to be ethical, there may be other externalities and parties that come into play. In the case of IBM and Nazi Germany, since there were negative externalities due to the horrendous acts of Nazi Germany, their actions would affect the Jews and many others in Europe, therefore the externality would be Actors C or
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observed ethical misconduct. The issues ranged from company resources abuse to bribes and illegal political contributions. The ethical misconducts/issues can fall within Employee Mistreatment, Customer Mistreatment, Unethical Employee Behavior, Corporate Intelligence Issues, and Accounting Practices. Employee Mistreatment can also be workplace abuse which is a behavior that causes workers emotional or physical harm. Harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence are forms of workplace abuse. These
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including discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation or any other characteristics protected by law. 2. Positive Environment Company X prohibits unlawful harassment in any form – verbal, physical or visual. If an employee believes they have been harassed by anyone at Company X, they
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Making the Right Decisions Conductive ways to meet ethical standards in the workplace EST1 – Task 2 MISSION STATEMENT: The company’s main goal in obtaining business growth, remaining competitive and providing job security is to create a working relationship of trust, confidence, and mutual respect between and among management and/or the hourly workforce. Only by working together and developing a strong partnership based on mutual trust and teamwork, will allow or company to maintain its success
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racial and sexual harassment. The company allegedly fired more than a dozen black workers who “didn’t fit the profile” and of which claim they were sexually harassed by supervisors at various McDonald’s branches. The workers allege that the company took no action, even though they had lodged their complaints. The National Labour Relations Board issued a complaint that contends McDonald’s is responsible for the racial and sexual discrimination. WORKERS’ RIGHTS: The racial and sexual discrimination
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Strategic Human Resource Management Case Analysis at Home Depot Company By Musalia Doughty Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 1.0 Overview of the Organization 3 1.1 Corporate Hierarchy of Home Depot 4 2.0 Strategic Human Resource Management at Home Depot 5 2.1 Workforce Diversity Management at Home Depot 5 2.2 Disadvantages of Workforce Diversity 7 3.0 Strategy to Counter Diversity Issue at Home Depot 7 3.1 Employee Relations 8 4.0 Implementing Employee Relations
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