Business Law

Employment Law
1. Go to the United States Department of Labor’s Website to review the “Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor”, located at https://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/lawsprog.htm choose two (2) employment laws, and examine the impact of each law on human resources management (HRM). Give specific examples of each selected law’s impact on HRM.

2. Use the Internet to research whether or not Virginia abides by the employment-at-will doctrine (e.g., public policy, implied contract and / or good faith) illustrate one (1) specific example of any statute (e.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, American with Disabilities Act [ADA], the Family Medical Leave Act [FMLA], or other statutes) that prohibits an organization from exercising its employment-at-will rights. Specify the rights that an employee could most successfully exercise against an organization for violating the selected statute.

Employment Relationship and Discrimination
3. Contrast the primary differences between independent contractors, temporary employees and volunteers. Then, examine two (2) way2 in which each role differs from that of an employee. Justify your response.

4. Go to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Website to review discrimination types, located at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types select two (2) employment discrimination laws, and then provide two (2) disparate treatment case using the same discrimination law. Review only the facts of the case, the legal issues relating to the disparate treatment, and the court’s decision. Next, outline the steps the employer could have taken initially to prevent the discrimination in question. Justify your response.

Employment Practices
5. Go to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and review the section titled, “Prohibited Employment Policies / Practices”, located at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/ provide an example of two (2) of the following techniques or methods that you or someone that you know has endured or witnessed: unfair recruitment, employment application, and interview process. Investigate the extent to which the chosen technique or method left room for prohibited employment practices. Next, recommend key corrective actions that an organization could take in order to mitigate prohibited employment practices.

6. Go to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Website, and read the article titled “Facts Sheet 16: Employment Background Checks: A Job Seeker’s Guide”, located at https://www.privacyrights.org/employment-background-checks-jobseekers-guide select two (2) employment opportunities with which you are currently familiar, and classify two (2) types of background checks that would be acceptable. Justify your response.

Business Law

Employment Law
1. Go to the United States Department of Labor’s Website to review the “Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor”, located at https://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/lawsprog.htm choose two (2) employment laws, and examine the impact of each law on human resources management (HRM). Give specific examples of each selected law’s impact on HRM.

2. Use the Internet to research whether or not Virginia abides by the employment-at-will doctrine (e.g., public policy, implied contract and / or good faith) illustrate one (1) specific example of any statute (e.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, American with Disabilities Act [ADA], the Family Medical Leave Act [FMLA], or other statutes) that prohibits an organization from exercising its employment-at-will rights. Specify the rights that an employee could most successfully exercise against an organization for violating the selected statute.

Employment Relationship and Discrimination
3. Contrast the primary differences between independent contractors, temporary employees and volunteers. Then, examine two (2) way2 in which each role differs from that of an employee. Justify your response.

4. Go to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Website to review discrimination types, located at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types select two (2) employment discrimination laws, and then provide two (2) disparate treatment case using the same discrimination law. Review only the facts of the case, the legal issues relating to the disparate treatment, and the court’s decision. Next, outline the steps the employer could have taken initially to prevent the discrimination in question. Justify your response.

Employment Practices
5. Go to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and review the section titled, “Prohibited Employment Policies / Practices”, located at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/ provide an example of two (2) of the following techniques or methods that you or someone that you know has endured or witnessed: unfair recruitment, employment application, and interview process. Investigate the extent to which the chosen technique or method left room for prohibited employment practices. Next, recommend key corrective actions that an organization could take in order to mitigate prohibited employment practices.

6. Go to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Website, and read the article titled “Facts Sheet 16: Employment Background Checks: A Job Seeker’s Guide”, located at https://www.privacyrights.org/employment-background-checks-jobseekers-guide select two (2) employment opportunities with which you are currently familiar, and classify two (2) types of background checks that would be acceptable. Justify your response.