Social Work: Working With Substance Abuse Issues Social Work Individuals in the clinical population of interest Substance abuse includes use of drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and opioids, and other substances such as alcohol, amphetamines, benzodi Continue Reading...
Legalizing Gay Marriage Same-sex marriage is arguably one of the most controversial topics in the current American political debate. In many ways, the fact that the topic is so controversial is surprising. After all, it is difficult to see how same- Continue Reading...
"Twenty-three million Americans experience workplace bullying within their work lifetimes" (cited in Seagriff, 2010, p. 575). With the economic challenges Americans are facing recently, tensions in the workplace are also on the rise, as employees in Continue Reading...
Diversity in the Workplace With globalization, different people ascribing to different cultures have crossed national borders in search of greener pastures. Similarly, multinational companies have expanded their operations across different countries Continue Reading...
While pregnancy per se is not a permanent condition, there are long-term consequences of the state. (M kel, 2005) the issue of work/life balance and quality of life can become important factors in the life of the female employee. Many organizations Continue Reading...
Gender Role Analysis How Gender is Shaped by Education How Gender is Shaped by Public Policy How Gender is Shaped in the Workplace This report discusses the role played by social institutions such as schools, workplaces and policy making institut Continue Reading...
Consensual Agreements FOR CRA: In reviewing the current literature on the issue about sexual intimacy on the job, one might wonder why people bother to go anywhere else for fun. It has become clear that sexuality and romance are significant in many Continue Reading...
Q5. How will you deal with others in your workplace who feel they have no biases but you are aware that they do? I think that sensitivity training and diversity education should be mandatory components of all workplaces. This type of training shou Continue Reading...
Latino community leaders want to achieve equality in the United States for Latino-Americans and immigrants, but they want to preserve their cultural uniqueness and traditions in the same way that other immigrant groups have done in America. While th Continue Reading...
93). The threats and risks of social media abuse and use must be minimized by the policy. The social media policy must be specific to the culture and facility of the organization. In order to limit the personal use of social-media networks, a sound Continue Reading...
Others, who are perhaps a little older and beginning to feel the effects of older age and the onset of related health conditions, prefer retirement communities. Here they can retain a relatively independent life for as long as possible, while still Continue Reading...
Constructive Discharge Memo: Constructive Discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Chief Executive Officer Company Executive and Board of Staff Response to the accusation of Constructive discharge filed against this company I am Continue Reading...
Code of Ethics Core values My core ethical value can best be summed up as follows: 'always put yourself in the other person's shoes.' I consider this to be a modified version of the Golden Rule of 'do unto others as you would have done unto you.' T Continue Reading...
I'd show how they must make trade-offs of how much food they purchase vs. how much they send on heating and utilities. They are barely making ends meet and I would show this from a very personal standpoint. Lastly, I would show that the existing Fai Continue Reading...
Further guidance is provided by a WorkCover Code of Practice which outlines steps that can be taken to set up consultation arrangements in accordance with the Act, and the application of the powers and functions of representatives and committees (oc Continue Reading...
Corporate Social Responsibility Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World Key stakeholders within the PharmaCare scenario Stakeholders play a significant role in influencing the performance and the realization of goals and Continue Reading...
Workplace The modern working environment has increasingly been characterized by emerging trends, particularly because of the growth of the workforce and increased diversity due to globalization. The other aspects that have continued to be part of t Continue Reading...
Case AnalysisCase 1: Palmateer v. International Harvester Company, 85 Ill. 2d 124, 421 N.E.2d 876 (1981)Parties: In the case of Palmateer v. International Harvester Company, the plaintiff was an employee of the defendant company.Facts: Plaintiff clai Continue Reading...
Figure 1. Demographic composition of the United States (2003 estimate). Source: Based on tabular data in World Factbook, 2007 (no separate listing is maintained for Hispanics). From a strictly percentage perspective, it would seem that Asian-Amer Continue Reading...
If it is just generally assumed that these employees are lazy or do not care about their job, they will often be the object of anger from other employees. If other employees and management would talk to these employees and determine what could be do Continue Reading...
Employment Law Policies for XYZ Describe and explain all the possible employment laws that could govern the employment at XYZ. Job discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits hiring, firing or pay discrimination based solely Continue Reading...
Managing Diversity and Equal Opportunity With the turn of the 21st century, a dramatic increase is being witnessed in the international flow of labor with repercussion for domestic labor supply and management. The native, racial and emigre mixture o Continue Reading...
To do this, her duties could be diversified, and her position modified in order to give her a greater sense of responsibility. One way to do this could be to appoint assistants whom Sue could train to handle her more elementary duties. She could the Continue Reading...
Under these circumstances, an ethical dilemma is born. Should society control its development or leave it to chance? And in the case that it should control it, which categories should it help? If the person in the above mentioned example is helped, Continue Reading...
Case Analysis PaperCase #1: Weaver v. Nebo School District, 29 F. Supp. 2d 1279 (D. Utah 1998) (p. 557)Parties: The Plaintiff in this case was Wendy Weaver and the defendants included the Nebo School District (a public school district in the southern Continue Reading...
shift from agrarian to industrial society a simple substitution of one form of economic behavior for another, hanging up the hat of the farmer to put on the hat of the factory worker. But there was in fact a substantial shift in nearly everything ab Continue Reading...
HRM There are a number of challenges facing human resource departments today. Key trends such as increasing diversity, skills deficiencies, and an aging workforce each affect the environment in which HRM managers work. Further, HRM consists of many Continue Reading...
HRM Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Review The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the United States is the organization that ensures compliance with anti-discrimination acts such as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 and the Dru Continue Reading...
genetic testing work place? EXPECTATIONS: Please read: Genetic Testing Future Disability Insurance: Thinking Discrimination Genetic Age Paul Steven Miller. The Journal Law, Medicine & Ethics. Genetic testing in the workplace There is presently Continue Reading...
Today, it is not uncommon for managerial leadership to be drawn from one pool and placed in the other in order to facilitate greater intimacy between operational aspects separated by geography and culture. Though this strategy brings with it a numbe Continue Reading...
Add to this confusion the growing prevalence of telecommuters and the issues of the FLSA become even more complicated. Of course some telecommuting positions fall into the exempt category, and therefore are not subject to overtime pay, however some Continue Reading...
Equal Pay Act: Difficult but Essential to Enforce According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2009, women made about 80% of what men of the same race performing the same jobs did. Historical data from the BLS (and this is consistent wit Continue Reading...
Change in itself is a challenge in the workplace, as this results in a significant amount of uncertainty and stress among workers. The first thing a manager should therefore do is ensure that workers are involved and informed regarding the ensuing c Continue Reading...
DiscriminationFactsIn Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The case originated in Continue Reading...
diversity in management? Technological developments and the emergence of a universal, globalized economy have brought individuals from different societies closer than they have ever been. Hence, institutions like schools/colleges and corporations a Continue Reading...
International Human Rights, Women and Gender International Human Rights: Women and Gender Women are the most assaulted segment of the human society. A shocking statistic reveals that a majority of the females are subjected to violence and sexual vi Continue Reading...
People With Disabilities in the Business Place First Article: Equality and Human Rights Commission. "Working Better: The perfect partnership -- workplace solutions for disabled people and business." May 2012. . 11 September 2014. This article on th Continue Reading...
Equal Opportunity The most important piece of legislation concerning equal opportunity is the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act, in particular Title VII, provides the framework for several equal opportunity acts to follow, and established that workp Continue Reading...
ONCALE Texting Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: Case summary Relationship between the parties involved in the case The plaintiff Joseph Oncale was an employee of Sundown Offshore Services. He sued his employer under Title VII of the C Continue Reading...
Employment Law & ADA Discrimination Though the breadth of Employment Law is extensive the common thread running through the field is that legal protections are provided to individuals in the American workforce whose opportunities cannot be prese Continue Reading...
