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Legal Issues In The Workforce

Running head:   LEGAL ISSUES IN THE WORKFORCE

Legal Issues in the Workplace
Anna Maria Gambino
University of Phoenix
MBA/560
Richard Rice

Legal Issues in the Workforce
      Fast Serve Inc. is a $25 million, a 350 person company involved with marketing of branded sports apparel.   Fast Serve opened up two online marketing and distribution channels.   10 % of its workforce was moved to manage the online distribution.   After the website went live, technology became problematic for Fast Serve.   The 3-D drape-n-see mannequins was not as successful as anticipated.   As a result, the online division had to be downsized.   Five candiates have been identified and as a senior management I must layoff three individuals from the five identified.   This is not a easy decision and rationalizing who stays and goes is challenging.   This paper will examine how I came upon my decision.
Identify Key Concepts of Employment Law
|Candiates for Dismissal               |Application of Key Concepts of Employment Law                                                     |
|                                       |Carl is a contract employee and 34 years old.   He is responsible for handling computer systems,   |
|Carl Haimes                           |such as LAN installation of MAC and windows.   He has issues with another employee who has         |
|                                       |harassed him for his sexual orientation.   Carl is gay.                                           |
|                                       |                                                                                                 |
|                                       |The employment law that would applied to Carl is the Sexual Orientation Discrimination.           |
|                                       |According to Reed, Shedd, Morehead and Corley (2005), “the courts have not interpreted Title VII |
|                                       |to prohibit discrimination against employees based...