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    Sexual Harassment and Retaliation in the Workplace

    Jane Smith complained to the human resources department that a female co-worker was touching her and making sexually inappropriate comments. The co-worker's touching and comments did not stop. Two days after the initial complaint to her employer, Smith filed an EEOC charge of discrimination. Company X tried to resolve the charg

    Abortion and Ostrasization

    Margo works for a religious bookstore. Seventeen years ago, in a distant state and as an unmarried juvenile, Margo had an abortion. Coworker "A" discovers this fact from a chance meeting with one of Margo's former high school classmates. Coworker "A" purposely reveals it to other coworkers, who find the fact that she had extrama

    Sales Contracts rules and analysis

    Please help me outline the issue, rule, analysis, and conclusion of the following case study, written under the IRAC rule. Jean, a merchant, offered to sell to Mark, also a merchant, 4 new tables and 16 new chairs for Mark's business for $10,000 for delivery on June 1st. Mark suggested to Jean that she fax him her offer, outl

    Employees with Contagious Diseases

    Can the contagious aspect of a disease be divorced from the consideration of the public of having the disease itself? Will the employer always run the risk of being sued in such a situation?

    Affinity Orientation and Laws That Protect Homosexuals from Discrimination

    The law relating to affinity orientation is evolving and somewhat complex due in part to its exclusion from Title VII protection. What steps should a manager take to ensure that his company avoids potential claims for discrimination based on affinity orientation in light of the laws that do protect homosexuals from discriminatio

    Ethical Issue - The Case of Failing to Measure Up

    Seymour Kurland hired Ezold to be an associate at the law firm of Wolf, Block, Schorr, and Solis-Cohen. Kurland advised Ezold that making partner would be difficult because she was a woman who had not attended an Ivey League law school. Ezold was denied partner status. Kurland had no vote in the decision. Ezold claimed she was

    Non-Conformity and Impairment of Value

    If the goods or tender of delivery fail to conform to the contract, the buyer can reject the goods if the non-conformity rises to the level of substantial impairment of value. Give 2 specific examples of situations which would meet this criteria.

    Purchase Ownership and Partnership

    Two sisters, Kiesha and Karletha, formed a partnership to operate the family delicatessen. Six months later, Kiesha withdrew $4,500 from the partnership account and bought the New Wave Deli. The food license and property deed were obtained in Kiesha and her husband's names. Originally, Karletha approved of the purchase. However,

    Employment Laws in the United States

    Can you provide me with the following information for each employment law? The information required is: Description and Requirement of Law Court Case Influential to Establishment of Law Importance of Law Workplace Application The laws cited are: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Equal Employment Opportunity Act Equal Pay

    Reasonable Accommodation ADA

    Does the duty of reasonable accommodation require the same level of accommodation from every employer with respect to a given disability? Explain.

    Employment Law - Domestic Partner's Benefits

    Would you recommend that an employer offer domestic partner benefits? Why or why not, based on a comparison to the "traditional" arguments for offering benefits? If so, would you recommend it for all domestic partners or only same-sex partners? Justify your answer using legal and business arguments, minimizing emotional argument

    4 Factors of Disparate Treatment

    There are four situational factors that courts frequently require to initially establish a charge of disparate treatment. Analyze each factor and discuss why you think each one is individually important. Explain why the courts usually require that all four factors be present in a charge of disparate treatment. The four facto

    Height Discrimination in Employment Law

    Duong is an American of Vietnamese ancestry. He wants to work for A-1 Trash Collection, Inc. as a trash collector. Duong is very strong as he has done amateur weight lifting for five years. However, when he applies he is told that he is too short because all employees who work on the trucks must be at least 5'7", and he is 5'4''

    Federal vs. State Laws of Employment of Minors

    Case: Alvin is 16 years old and lives in a state that prohibits minors under the age of 17 from performing any job that involves a cash transaction. He applies for work as a cashier at a local department store and is denied the job on the basis of his age. Alvin argues that since the FLSA is a federal statute and it does not

    Hiring Decision Concerning Discrimination

    Case: You recently interviewed an African American candidate, but did not hire her. When she found out she did not get the job, she called the office and said she felt the hiring decision was discriminatory and she was considering taking legal action. What laws would she base this on? To justify your employment decision, what f

    Pregnancy Discrimination

    Victoria Williams has been employed by TEDCO for 3 years. During that time, she has been an exemplary employee, repeatedly receiving the honor of being named employee of the month. TEDCO has 150 employees, 47 of them female, yet none of its female employees have young children. However, several of the male employees have young c

    Gender Discrimination Case Study

    Linda was employed with Southern Telephone Company as a telephone operator for 10 years. Bored with this job, she applied for an open position as a telephone repairman which paid $10.00 per hour more than she was earning as a telephone operator. This position required the employee to be able to climb to the top of a telephone po

    Law Case Studies

    I need help with the following scenarios/questions. 1. Petit v. City of Chicago - Just to show you how quickly law evolves, a June 29, 2009 opinion by the Supreme Court has rendered our textbook obsolete before you ever start using it. First, look up the Petit case in your textbook. On what basis did the court conclude that t

    Analyzing Law Case

    The case is on page 125 of the Labor and Employment Law Text and Cases by David Twomey (attached URL to the Google Book). After reviewing the case of Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB (2002), scrutinize the following and prepare an analysis statement related to your conclusions. Include the following in your answer:

    Striking Legislation Case Study

    The case is: County Sanitation District #2 of Los Angeles County v. Local 660 Seiu 38 cal 3d 564 (1985)* Prepare a comprehensive response to the following questions: 1. Do strikes by public employees result in public employers making extraordinary concessions? 2. Did the court believe that it was required to leave the

    Work/Life Balance Policies in America vs. Europe

    1. Discuss ways that work/life balance issues may be improved in the U.S. by drawing on successful practices from other nations (especially European countries). Provide specific examples to support your response. 2. Discuss the major challenges and benefits of an inclusive attitude toward disabled workers in the U.S. workfo

    Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

    Employers sometimes attempt to replace older workers with younger workers on the claim that the younger workers are allegedly more productive. The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects employees 40 years of age and older from age discrimination. Some states have state laws that protect younger workers, too

    Affrimative Action

    Explain what affirmative action is. What are the legal bases for affirmative action? What is reverse discrimination? How can you apply this knowledge?