eBook:
Walsh, D. J. (2019). Employment law for human resource practice (6th edit
eBook:
Walsh, D. J. (2019). Employment law for human resource practice (6th edition). Cengage Learning.
Your readings this week will reinforce many of the protections provided under Title VII. Chapter three will review the concept of employment discrimination, the various types of discrimination, and the methods used in deciding discrimination cases. Chapter eight does a great job of exploring the many different ways that harassment manifests itself, and the employer’s inherent liability under Title VII protections.
• Chapter 3: Overview of Employment Discrimination
• Chapter 8: Harassment
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
This article discusses a court case in which the plaintiff was discharged from his position due to poor performance after the hiring of two younger, inexperienced men.
• Zachary, M.K. (2014). Circumstantial evidence and age discrimination. Supervision, 75(1), 20.
The article discusses the court case EEOC v. Catastrophe Management Solutions Inc. Topics include details of the alleged discrimination of an African American job applicant who was denied employment opportunity by the defendant after the plaintiff’s refusal to cut his dreadlocks.
• Rescinding job offer because applicant refused to cut off dreadlocks not race discrimination. (2016). Business Torts Reporter, 29(1), 18.
In this video, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jacqueline Berrien talks about the agency’s Strategic Enforcement Plan.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jacqueline Berrien/EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan
Duration: 2:05
User: TheEEOC – Added: 3/15/13
This video highlights that through effective equal employment opportunities, some of our best workers can be recruited, retained, and promoted. The speaker accomplishes this thru the lens of human resources and workforce development.
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Why We Should Go Beyond EEO | Laura Bogardus | TEDxGreenville
Duration: 12:16
User: TEDx Talks – Added: 5/31/18
Resource Guide — Case Analysis
• This Resource is provided as a guide for doing case analysis. This guide provides insights on assessing and analyzing a case and looking for learning and implications for HR practice: Resource Guide — Case Analysis
Overview:
This week’s assignment forum focuses on the role the EEOC has in preventing workplace discrimination, which includes harassment and other protections provided under Title VII. This is the fourth assignment forum related to your course project.
Your Unit 4 assignment forum is based on the EEOC v. Catastrophe Management Solutions case study found in your unit resources this week. The case involved a claim of racial discrimination. At issue was the legality of requiring an employee to cut their dreadlocks to fit their “neat and clean” appearance policy. The appellate court ultimately affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by the EEOC on behalf of an African American job applicant whose offer of employment was rescinded because she refused to cut off her dreadlocks. You will explore the role of the EEOC and the topic of Title VII protections and evaluate the importance of this ruling to human resources practice of and your role as a human resources practitioner.
Instructions:
As the Human Resource Manager at GreenTech Ltd., you are ready to prepare your next report. You will review, assess, and analyze a topic, event, or case, and based on your findings, you will share a written report with your supervisor, the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Your report will summarize the topic, event, or case and will include a recommendation for improving HR practice at your company.
Topic:
Read the EEOC v. Catastrophe Management Solutions case study provided in our unit resources this week.
Based on your review of the case study, consider the following:
The appellate court ultimately affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Consider the determining factors that led to this conclusion. In responding to this topic, be sure to consider any Title VII
specific protections the court referenced in their ruling. The EEOC is the primary government agency leveraged to prevent workplace discrimination, including the enforcement of Title VII protections. Consider how the role of the EEOC impacts your practice as a Human Resources Manager.
Based on your review of the case study, address the role of residency requirements in hiring practices in general and whether or not residency requirements are, in general, a valid hiring criterion.
Part 1
• Summarize the law or legal principle involved. (This can generally be done in one paragraph.)
• Summarize the case or event. Share the important facts and highlights that are important from a Human Resources practice perspective. (This can generally be done with one or two short paragraphs.)
• Explain why the facts and highlights you chose were important for the practice of HR.
Part 2
• List at least five ways this case or event might impact the practice of HR. (This is a brainstorming activity. A bulleted list is fine for this.)
• Identify which of the five items is most important to HR. Provide an assessment and analysis of that item, along with one directly related specific recommendation for the HR team. The recommendation must be actionable, must be explained, and must be supported with evidence from your readings and research.
(Keep in mind generic statements, broad ideas, unsupported personal opinions, and merely repeating what is in this assignment descriiption do not satisfy the assignment requirements.)
This assignment is your opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the law or legal principles based on the case or event reviewed as it relates to the practice of HR. This assignment is also your opportunity to demonstrate your critical thinking and analytical skills by using the case or event as a catalyst to explore how HR practices can be improved.
The goal of this assignment is not to do as much writing as possible but to do as much focused and thoughtful idea-sharing as possible.
Make sure you use evidence and support for each section of your response.
