Assignment
Overview
Write a 1-2-page summary of an employment accountability- or ethics-related event that, in your opinion, has had the largest impact on the workplace today.
In the previous assessments, you examined the evolution of employment law and the changing rules in the workplace. You considered the rules of the employee-employer relationship and the related laws. This assessment looks at the core issues related to employment law in the workplace today and how they might be changing the way we work.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 2: Analyze trends and changes in the laws on diversity, gender, and harassment.
o Discuss event's relation to current trends.
Competency 3: Apply the laws and safety issues in the workplace.
o Identify an event that impacts today's workplace.
o Describe personal opinion on event's significance.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the human resource profession.
o Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the human resource profession.
Context
It certainly seems that there is a lot of wrongdoing in the workplace. In this assessment, you will move away from the common understanding of discrimination and move toward a legal grounding in what constitutes wrongdoing. Of particular interest are the current hot issues in the workplace that we read about every day.
Ethics Violations
Ethics violations put executives on the front pages of newspapers, in the courtrooms, and sometimes in jail cells. However, to examine ethics violations without considering human resources policy issues would be a mistake. This assessment tests your ability to put these issues in a broader context and look at the employment relationship that was established on the date of hire and the communication and accountability that occurred during the employment period. The Department of Labor is very explicit about defining accountability and continues to broaden the definitions over time. It is reasonable for companies to claim that employees, especially managers, are responsible for their actions and words with staff, even outside of the workplace.
Accountability
Creating a policy and placing it in a binder or on a Web site is not enough to absolve companies of individuals' wrongdoings. Moreover, identifying the wrongdoing by terminating individuals is not enough. Over the years, legislation has aimed to punish corporations financially when their employees have committed misdeeds. It is hoped that with the law getting stronger, behavior and working interactions are getting better.
Questions to consider
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.
• How is someone to be paid? How often?
• How are they informed of their benefits and how often?
• How is the difference between one person's package and another's determined?
• How much of a compensation package can be deferred?
• What is the access to that information?
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.
Capella Multimedia
Provided below to view the following multimedia pieces:
• Discrimination Case Study | Transcript.
• Sexual Discrimination and Workplace Litigation | Transcript.
Course Library Guide
A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the BUS-FP4044 - Legal Issues in Human Resource Management Library Guide to help direct your research.
Bookstore Resources
The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific -FP (FlexPath) course designation.
• Walsh, D. J. (2016). Employment law for human resource practice (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
o Chapter 3, "Overview of Employment Discrimination."
o Chapter 7, "Hiring and Promotion Decisions."
o Chapter 9, "Harassment."
Instructions
Use the Capella library and the Internet to research an event that, in your opinion, has had the largest impact on the workplace today.
Then, write a 1-2-page summary that reflects the importance of this event. In this summary:
• Identify an event that greatly impacted today's workplace.
• Describe why you believe the event you chose is significant.
• Discuss the event's relation to current trends.
• Relate the event to a personal experience. This can be the experience of a friend, coworker, relative, or yourself.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.