You are the HR director at MadMen Consulting, which provides marketing consulting services and employs 75 people. The VP of Human Resources has asked that you evaluate the following situations. Please provide in the format of a memorandum to the VP with captions labeling each issue and addressing the questions posed. (See template at end) Make sure you use the legal analysis provided in class:
1. Ron Rowdy is an administrative assistant whose job description includes delivering documents to customers on occasion. Ron is asked to deliver a document to Wanda Wealthy using the Porsche convertible owned by one of the partners. Ron decides to take a route to Wanda’s house that is 10 miles out of the way so that he can “show the car off” to his friends at the local golf course. 1 mile before the golf course, Ron gets into an accident and is injured. Ron has filed for workers compensation; the VP has asked you to evaluate Ron’s claim to determine whether MadMen should dispute the claim.
2. Mad Men Consulting is owned by Don Dapper. Don is advertising for an ad executive who “can easily interact with successful CEO’s”. Patty Penzance applies for the job as does Peter Pirate. Both have appropriate marketing and advertising experience for the job, although Patty has her MBA and Peter does not. Don hires Peter, and documents the file noting that Peter “seems that he would be more comfortable working with CEO’s” and that he had “greater interpersonal skills” in his meeting with Don. Patty has sued MadMen under Title VII for discrimination; The VP has asked that you evaluate her case.
3. MadMen is considering a new policy that would require that all employees be fluent in English. The rationale for this new policy is that all employees are expected to communicate with clients who are all English speaking. MadMen’s staff includes consultants, file clerks, administrative assistants and IT staff. Several employees have objected to this proposal and the VP would like you to evaluate whether there are any problems under Title VII with the terms. Please include any additional information that you would need to have as part of your evaluation.
Assessment Rubric for Assignment 4- 20 points total
Identification of Legal Issues (Clarity) 5 points Is the legal issue correctly identified for each situation presented?
Analysis Explanation (Content) 5 points Does the memorandum use the correct analysis for each identified issue and thoroughly explain the analysis?
Application of Analysis to Facts (Evidence Evaluation) 5 points Does each analysis include all applicable facts?
Conclusion (Are conclusions appropriate based on evaluation) 3 points
Appropriate Use of Terminology 2 points
Memorandum
To: Vice President Human Resources, MadMen Consulting
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