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BUS670: Week 6 A Guide to Your Final Paper Transcript
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The Final Paper for this course will require you to submit an eight (8) to ten (10) page paper (not including the title and reference pages) that assesses the legal issues as well as ethical issues of a selected business situation. This situation should relate to one of the following:
A current work environment
A potential future work environment
Any current event involving a business situation if it has occurred in the past six (6) months from the start date of this class.
In your paper,
Develop an introduction which includes an arguable thesis statement at the end of the paragraph.
Describe the business situation, which should not exceed two pages.
Explain the application of at least three of the relevant areas of law to the business situation. Preferable this would include subject-matter that we have studied in our course (e.g., constitutional law, criminal law, torts, product liability, administrative law, contracts, anti-trust law, securities regulations, employment law, and environmental law) and a detailed explanation of how the facts of the situation violate or conflict with each area of law you have identified.
Analyze the ethical concerns raised by the business situation. This should include an application of at least two different ethical theories covered in Chapter 4 of your textbook and to identify any ethical issues involved.
Discuss which theory would address the ethical concerns of the situation.
Provide a recommendation to reduce the liability exposure of the business situation as well as changes that could be implemented to the ethical environment and culture of the organization. Your recommendation must be supported by specific legal, ethical, and business principles.
The Final paper
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
must use APA Level Headings, found on the Writing Center’s
APA Style ElementsLinks to an external site.
page.
must use at least 8 credible sources in addition to the course text.
The
Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site.
table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review
Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site.
tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
To assist you in completing the research for this assignment, review
How to Use Library OneSearchLinks to an external site.
video.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site.
guide.
must utilize correct APA formatting for legal sources include case law and legislation. See the
Citing Legal SourcesLinks to an external site.
resource from the UAGC Library as well as the
Citing Legal Materials in APA StyleLinks to an external site.
from the University Library of California State University, Stanislaus for assistance.
must avoid over-dependence on direct quotes. Direct quotes are a great way to strengthen our assertions and provide support. However, be sure to avoid using excessive direct quotes in lieu of original thought. Direct quotes will not meet the requirement for analysis, application, and critical thinking.
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Ledbetter v Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
April Martin
The University of Arizona Global Campus
BUS670
Instructor: Isabel Wan
8/5/2024
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Ledbetter v Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Issue
The main legal issue in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is whether an
employee can sue for pay discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, where
the pay discrimination was made beyond the Title VII’s limitation period but continued
impacting the employee’s paychecks within the limitation period.
Relevant Law
The case involves Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which requires the filing of
discrimination charges with the EEOC within 180 days, and the Equal Pay Act (EPA), which
requires equal wages for equal work regardless of the filing of a charge with the EEOC.
Application to the Law
Lilly Ledbetter was a female employee who claimed that Goodyear had paid her less due
to her gender throughout her employment period. Even though Ledbetter filed her EEOC
complaint in 1998, she insisted that the checks she continued to receive constituted a new act of
discrimination. This fell within the 180 days provided by Title VII. The Supreme Court,
however, found that the claim was time-barred because the discriminatory decisions regarding
pay were made outside the 180-day period while the discriminatory decisions as to pay were
made beyond the time allowed (Riccucci, 2008).
Conclusion
In its decision, the Supreme Court supported Goodyear and stated that Ledbetter failed to
meet the filing deadline of a Title VII complaint. The Court stated that the relevant statute of
limitations for filing an EEOC charge starts when the discriminatory pay decision is made, not
each time the affected employee receives a paycheck based on that decision. This ruling was
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particularly unkind to discrimination claims but was rectified by the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
of 2009, which allowed the statute of limitations to reset each time a discriminatory check was
cashed.
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References
Riccucci, N. M. (2008). A Major Setback for Pay Equality. Review of Public Personnel
Administration, 28(1), 91–96. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371×07310067
Running Head: BUSINESS LAW
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Business Law
April Martin
The University of Arizona Global Campus
BUS670
Instructor: Isabel Wan
7/30/2024
BUSINESS LAW
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Business Law
I.
Business scenario: Diversity-related hiring and recruitment in the workforce
a. Finding out that a manager won’t hire veterans, women, people of color, or people
with disabilities.
i. The consequences of these acts and any possible legal problems that could
put the company in jeopardy
b. The historical shift in staffing over the past century
i. Discuss the roles that females played in the workplace during wartime and
the dynamic shifts in leadership and culture within organizations;
c. Explore and study the advantages of a diverse workplace
d. Recognize instances of government involvement in the modern corporate
environment and elucidate directives proposed to promote diversity in offices.
II.
Legal Subjects Under Which the Circumstance Will Be Examined
a. Workplace legislation
i. Discrimination of staff on grounds of race, sex, religion age or disability is
prohibited by laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission. Retaliating against an individual for reporting instances of
discrimination, reporting it, or taking part in an investigation or legal
action relating to job discrimination is also illegal.
ii. Discrimination is illegal in all facets of the labor market.
b. Additional EEOC-regulated applications that safeguard the worker
i. Mistreatment
ii. Inappropriate dismissal
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iii. Illegal hiring practices
III.
Theories of ethics
a. Ethical Absolution
i. The ethical philosophy of ethical absolutism has many different branches,
all of which are based on the central tenet that morality can be measured
according to a set of universal standards. According to this philosophy,
ideas like justice, good and evil, and right and wrong have their own
independent, objective existence that humans can learn about and
comprehend via philosophical study and reflection.
b. Nihilism
i.
A philosophy known as nihilism contests the existence of morality.
Nihilism, which derives from the Latin word for nothing, was first
developed as a German philosophical movement and became wellknown in 19th-century Russia. Nihilism is also a fundamental
component of the political ideology of anarchists, who oppose all forms
of centralized authority. Nihilism is the ultimate denial of hierarchy,
unchangeable ethical principles, and the possibility of transcendental
truths. If the conscience of each person can determine wrong or right,
then federal government, with its arbitrary laws and penalties, is an
illegal and unjust limitation on personal freedom.
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References
Dobbin, F., & Kalev, A. (2022). Getting to diversity: What works and what doesn’t. Harvard
University Press.
Dibobo, K. C., Ngonyama-Ndou, T., & Mncwabe, S. H. (2022). Managing gender and racial
diversity in the workplace. Journal of Contemporary Management, 19(2), 467-482.
Ficht, L. S., & Levashina, J. (2023). Should DEI statements be included in faculty selection?
Exploring legal, diversity, and validity issues. International Journal of Selection and
Assessment, 31(2), 212-224.
Mohammed, T. (2020). Strategies for reducing employee turnover in small-and medium-sized
enterprises (Doctoral dissertation, Walden University).
