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M3D1: Sexual Harassment, Age, and Gender Discrimination
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Please read all the assignment materials, view the videos, and perform outside research on these topics.
Please provide a synopsis of an example of someone who has encountered discrimination in hiring or sexual harassment. This example may be personal or something you have read about in the news.
Relate this example to the laws and tell us if you feel the law does enough to protect people from sexual harassment, age, and gender discrimination. Please discuss whether you feel that the laws as written are ethical or if we should do more to protect people.
How would you advise your company (past or present) on the issues of age and gender discrimination, as well as sexual harassment in the workplace? Please explain the pros and cons of creating a blanket policy that forbids any fraternization in the workplace.
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).
In this discussion, we require students to read all the assigned material and to perform some outside research, as well, to gain a better understanding of the legal concepts so that they may analyze them as they relate to employment law.
Read:
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o Sexual harassment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (2013). In Gale (Ed.), Gale encyclopedia of everyday law. Retrieved from http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/galegel/sexual_harassment/0
o Cahill, M. L., & Horowitz, D. (2007). Sexual harassment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. In D. S. Clark, Encyclopedia of law and society. Retrieved from http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sagels/sexual_harassment/0
o 29 U.S. Code Chapter 14 - AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/chapter-14
o Simon, D. R. (2004). Age discrimination (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. In L. M. Salinger, Encyclopedia of white-collar & corporate crime. Retrieved from http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sagewccc/age_discrimination/0
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o 6 Famous Cases of Sexual Harassment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/6-famous-cases-of-sexual-harassment
o Buckner, G., Hindman, H., Huelsman, T., & Bergman, J. (2014). Managing Workplace Sexual Harassment: The Role of Manager Training (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Employee Responsibilities & Rights Journal, 26(4), 257-278. doi:10.1007/s10672-014-9248-z http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=98882400&site=eds-live&scope=site
View:
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o Strategies for Gender Equality (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=93354&loid=365655 Businesses should eliminate gender from job applications. Quotas may be necessary but are problematic. Communicate succession plans clearly to women.
o Organizational Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=93366&loid=374121 In addition to team-level ground rules, the organization as a whole needs a code of conduct to prevent larger issues, such as bullying or harassment.
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o Complaints About Colleagues (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=93366&loid=374116 Learn examples of common workplace complaints, ranging from everyday minor annoyances to bullying or harassment.
Module 3: Module Notes: Sexual Harassment, Age, and Gender Discrimination
As we continue our exploration of employment law, we shall analyze the issues of gender and age discrimination, which affect many people seeking jobs, as well as those being fired before retirement without cause. We shall also explore the very difficult issue of sexual harassment in the workplace and how it shapes the development of corporate policies.
In many ways, it is legal to discriminate based on age; children under a certain age cannot hold jobs, drink alcohol, drive cars, join the military, or vote. We do not feel they have the capacity to make adult decisions until they are either 18 or 21 years of age. We may also take away the ability to work or drive based on capacity when a person gets older. We understand this and agree that, if safety is an issue, then we can discriminate in this way. So, when does it cross the line? When is discriminating based on age illegal?
We shall also explore the very difficult topics of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Even in this country, which has laws to protect people from gender discrimination in hiring, it still happens, and women are often paid less than their male counterparts doing the exact same job. Worse yet is the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. We are all human, and we all have human desires, but when these desires are played out in the workplace, it can cause a great many difficulties for both employees and employers.
This module will further discuss the issue of discrimination in the workplace and provide an overview of gender and age discrimination, as well as the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. The discussion will provide a deeper analysis of these issues.
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