Evaluate employment-related laws organizations must comply with when hiring.
The importance of complying with employment related laws becomes particularly evident when reviewing discrimination cases. For this Assessment, you will research a discrimination case and identify what occurred and what the organization could have done to prevent discrimination from occurring.
Assessment:
Before starting this Assessment, review the Checklist Rubric below.
Search for an article on a recent court case that involved discrimination (age, gender, disability, or national origin) in the hiring process. In a 3-page expository research paper address the following questions:
What was the type of discrimination that was the basis of the case? Provide a summary of what happened that led to the discrimination claim.
What was the law(s) that was involved? Provide a summary of the key elements of the law(s) that was involved.
What could the organization have done differently to prevent the case from occurring?
Describe specific steps an organization should take to prevent discrimination from occurring in the hiring process.