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M3A1: Case Analysis: Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 

Please make sure to read and view all materials for this module and be prepared to do outside research on these topics to complete this case analysis. Please understand that this case analysis may also draw on previous module discussions and readings.
In this case analysis, we ask you not only to explain the law and how these issues influence the workplace, but also how the employer should deal with these issues. We expect each case study to look at the issue from various perspectives, including:
The employee perspective – how does or should the employee react to these issues?
The company perspective – how does the company deal with these issues?
The legal perspective – does the law dictate the way the company must proceed?
The ethical perspective – does the law or company policies maintain a balance of ethical concerns?
The business perspective – even if the law or ethical codes do not require the company to act, how would the company be viewed by the public if the issue was released to the press? 
MO3-1: Analyze the legal concept of sexual harassment (CO#1, 2, 3, 4).
MO3-2: Analyze the legal concepts of age and gender discrimination (CO#1, 2, 3, 4).
Introduction to the Assignment
This assignment is designed to walk you through a set of discrimination issues that you may encounter in the workplace. You will analyze these issues from various perspectives so that you can advise your company on the best policies for dealing with these issues before they even arise.
The Case
Big E Music company is about to hire several new employees. Big E is a relatively new player in the music industry that has had several artists top the music charts in recent months. The company hopes to have a record label that includes all genres of music, but so far has only had success with two hip-hop artists. You have recently been hired as the HR director, and you are very proud to be working with this new company.
The Tasks:
The CEO comes to your office to discuss the job and what your duties will be. In your initial meeting, he asks you to:
Hire three new people to work in the company.
First, he wants a very sexy young African American woman to work as the receptionist for the company. He explains that she will be the face of the company, so she has to be very sexy with a beautiful face and body, and she has to be no more than 24 years old. He further states that he does not care about her skills as a receptionist as much as he does care that she is a sexy young woman.
Second, he is seeking an accountant and has had a great experience with an older Jewish man he knows but who is unavailable for this job. Therefore, he wants you to seek out and hire an older Jewish man who has a great amount of experience in accounting.
He is also seeking a new A&R person (the person who finds new acts to sign). He would prefer that this also be a young woman, but will accept a qualified man, as long as the candidate is attractive and young and has a strong background in hip-hop music.
Although you see many issues with his requests, you are new to your job, so you tell him that you will do some more research and let him know what you find. Please report back to him on each of these issues to let him know if his actions are legal or if there are any types of legal exemptions to the law that may make his discriminatory requests legal under the current laws.
He also needs your advice, as he is currently being sued for sexual harassment for the firing of his last secretary who alleges that she was the victim of sexual harassment. Solange was a very beautiful young woman who did a fantastic job, although she was excessively flirty. She would flirt shamelessly with the new artists and a few of the other employees. On several occasions, the flirtation included touching and caressing, which she seemed perfectly fine with, and at first the CEO was on board with this, as he felt it helped his business. Yet, one day, he was alone with her, and he grabbed her around the waist and said he was very attracted to her and that he wanted to take her on a trip to Vegas. He said that the company would pay for her trip but that he wanted her there for personal reasons and gave her a kiss. She pulled back and politely declined and told him that she had a boyfriend and could not go with him. When he returned from his trip, he found out that she did not have a boyfriend and fired her on the spot for lying to him. The CEO claims that he did nothing wrong—that at-will employment law allows him to fire anyone at any time without cause, but if he needed cause, it was because in fact many of the people she flirted with at the office touched her in highly inappropriate ways, and she often touched them in inappropriate ways, as well. He claimed that his actions were innocent—that he was attracted to her and simply wanted to date her and that he did not use his position of power to intimidate her, but when she lied, he had to fire her.
Please advise your new boss not only on the best way to proceed in the various scenarios, but also advise him on developing corporate policies that will help the company avoid any legal or ethical or business issues in the future. Remember, we do require research and analysis of the topic.
Please research and report back on these issues, keeping in mind the perspectives highlighted in the foundation area. You must cover each of the perspectives.
Please provide a 3-4 page paper (not including the cover page and references) case analysis with an introduction that explains the background of this case.
Please remember that we require the use of citations and references. Please use APA format, including a cover page and a reference list of at least three sources. 
Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer.