Module 3 – Case
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS/SAFETY
Assignment Overview
(Signature Assignment: Critical Thinking, Introduced Level)
Compliance and the HR Functions
Before starting this assignment, be sure that you are
familiar with what is meant by “critical thinking.”
Critical thinking is one of the five key rubric criteria by
which your assignments are graded. Therefore, you are expected to demonstrate
evidence of critical thinking in all assignments. For an overview of critical
thinking, first read the Kurland article and then review the chart and watch
the video:
What is Critical Thinking? (2012) Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oAf3g5_138
Foundation for Critical Thinking (2015). Our Concept and
Definition of Critical Thinking. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/our-concept-of-critical-thinking/411
Kurland, D. (2000). What is critical thinking? Critical
Reading. Retrieved from http://www.criticalreading.com/critical_thinking.htm
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. (2014) A
must-have chart featuring critical thinking skills. Retrieved from
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/05/a-must-have-chart-featuring-critical.html
For this assignment, review the following:
HR Hero. (2017). Employment at Will. Retrieved from http://topics.hrhero.com/employment-at-will-and-employment-law/
HR Hero. (2017). Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
Retrieved from http://topics.hrhero.com/immigration-reform-and-control-act-irca/
HR Hero. (2017). USERRA (The Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act).
http://topics.hrhero.com/userra-uniformed-services-employment-and-reemployment-rights-act/
Boundless. (n.d.) Chapter 7, Section 3. Core Functions of
Human Resource Management. In Management. Retrieved at https://www.boundless.com/management/textbooks/boundless-management-textbook/human-resource-management-7/core-functions-of-human-resource-management-58/
Case Assignment
For this Case Assignment you will be focusing on the:
Employment at Will Doctrine
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
USERRA
And how they impact the private sector workplace. (Be sure
to focus on the private sector and not the public sector in your answers.)
Address the following in a 4 to 5 page paper (not including the cover page,
references page and Appendix), supporting your arguments with citations to
sources from the course and your research. (Use at least 5 Trident Online
Library sources, plus any applicable background readings to support your
discussion.
Provide a half-page summary of each of the topics,
Employment at Will Doctrine, IRCA, and USERRA. Include these summaries together
in one Appendix at the end of your paper.
Consider the major Human Resource Management functions in
addressing the following:
Examine employment at will and its exceptions. Explain the
exception that has had the greatest impact on the private sector workplace.
Discuss the one most important change you see is needed to
the IRCA? Why?
Examine USERRA and
detail its positive and negative impacts on the private sector workplace.
Upload your paper by the module due date.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in
the Case rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects
of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using
sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions,
and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic
with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized, and
well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for
graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and
synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is
justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct
quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission
demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and can apply the background
materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality (library?)
sources? Do additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions
drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding
of APA Style of referencing by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references
used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research)
been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the
paper been included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC
(Trident’s learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?
Module 3 – SLP
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS/SAFETY
Before starting this assignment be sure you are familiar
with the following laws and their amendments:
U.S. Department of Labor. Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
(n.d.) The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Retrieved at
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/1421.htm
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Pregnancy
Discrimination. Retrieved at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/pregnancy.cfm
U.S. Department of Labor. (n.d.) Americans with Disabilities
Act. Retrieved at https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/disability/ada
HR Hero. (2017) Occupational Health and Safety
Administration. Retrieved at http://topics.hrhero.com/occupational-safety-and-health-administration-osha/
Prepare a 2- to 3-page paper (not counting the cover and
reference pages) that discusses how the Family and Medical Leave Act, the
Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, safety laws
or other state laws might apply to the following scenario.
One of your old college roommates, Sandra, is a nurse who
took a job that required her to be able to lift 50 pounds smoothly. She was
told the job had this physical strength requirement for patient safety and to
ensure that teams of nurses could move patients as needed. Sandra worked for a
nursing home chain that employed 900 employees. Sandra had become pregnant and
on her doctor’s advice tried to refrain from lifting 50 pounds. After she kept
finding herself in situations at work that required her to do this kind of
lifting, she decided to just stay home until the baby was born. After the baby
was born, Sandra went back to work, but her baby developed a medical condition
that required her to see doctor’s frequently. Sandra didn’t have anyone else
who could be a “dedicated” caregiver for her baby, so she took leave from work
to tend to her child. When her leave was about to expire, she got her
daughter’s doctor to write a note in support of extending her leave. The note
wasn’t clear and suggested that the doctor thought it would be nice, but not
necessary, for mother and child to be together. Sandra’s manager told her that
the nursing home wouldn’t be able to keep her job open for her any longer.
However, he told her she should apply to the company again as a new-hire when
she was ready to get back to work.
Use at least 2 Trident Online Library sources plus any
applicable background readings to support your discussion. Submit your paper by
the module due date.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in
the SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects
of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using
sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions,
and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic
with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized, and
well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for
graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and
synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is
justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct
quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission
demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background
materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality (library?)
sources? Do additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions
drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding
of APA Style of referencing by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references
used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research)
been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper
been included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC
(Trident’s learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?
