Assessment 2 - Court Visit & Report Length: 2000 words (The Harvard Author-Date Referencing System) Due Date: Friday 19th September Aim The aim of the court report is to get you out of the classroom...

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Court visit
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Table of contents
 Background details
 Court proceedings
 The law
 Verdict and conclusion
 References
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 Background details
A visit to the court helped me get a feel of the actual way in which the court
proceedings take place. It has helped me realize that in case of a court hearing or proceedings,
accuracy and righteousness as well as order are very crucial. These factors help ensure that
each of the parties are heard to and are presented with the required judgement and justice.
The case that I witnessed was based on employment law. The court visited was in Manhattan.
I attended the two hour hearing on 17th September, 2013. The case was called, "Karen Jones
v. Slime Inc.". The parties were represented by their lawyers and Magistrate Daniels presided
over the case.
The details of the case include the reason for the conflict as well. After an interview,
Karen Jones was not given the job in spite of she being fit for the job and so she has filed a
claim of discrimination against the company. The interview has been recorded in a CD and
all of the details of the case have been presented to the court (Lewicki, R.J., Saunders, D.M.
and Winton, J.W. 2003).
After going through the complete memo and CD of the interview, it looks like there is
no substantial evidence for Karen being physically unfit for the job, being a part of unions,
causing problems or being a problem employee, or even having violated Federal rules and
egulations. So it would be a mistake on the part of the company to not hire a qualified person
for the position. Moreover the other candidate is inexperienced and does not even have extra
ordinary academic records (Goodman, D, 2008).
 Court proceedings
The court proceedings begin with the lawyer questioning the HR manager of Slime Inc.
and he presents his views on the case. Now in case of we hiring John Grey, Karen would be
in a position to file a lawsuit against us and charge the company as well as the interview
panel with charges of discrimination. She is a woman and discriminating against her on the
grounds of she having a child or being a black woman, is wrong. Hiring an employee should
e purely on the achievements, capabilities and credentials of the candidate as well as the
potential value that they can add to the firm (Williams & Siegels, 2001).
If Karen files a case against the firm, it is obvious that the goodwill of the firm will be
jeopardized. It will lead to a lot many problems and there will be a question raised on the
ethics of the organization. The anti racial discrimination law, when extended to America and
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Australia provided all of the Americans and Australians an equal platform and legal
assistance and support in case of being victimized by discrimination. So it is not in the favour
of the firm to discriminate. Moreover it is not ethical also. An in depth comparison of the
qualifications and credentials of both the candidates does show that Karen is better qualified
and more experienced. Base on these elements, he agrees that the company should have hired
Karen. " On these basis, I recommend that Karen be given the job. There is no reason to
discriminate against her for being either black, woman or a mother. It is the duty of the firm
to be responsible towards their employees and if any issue other than performance is faced by
her on the job, the company shall support her through it".
The most interesting part of these proceedings was that the HR manager did not agree
with the company's policy of discrimination. The company argued that it has always
protected the rights of the employees and never discriminated...