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What must a person who is claiming he or she was harassed in the workplace allege in order to first state a case with the EEOC for each of the following types of harassment?
Sexual harassment: Quid pro quo
Religious harassment
protect a person whose mother died of breast cancer from employment discrimination?
IRCA
GINA Course Project: Employment
Discrimination
Introduction
Your Course Project for this term is to answer several questions and then write a six- to eight-page, double-spaced research memo
with your subject as Employment Discrimination Harassment Policies. Everything you need to know about the project resides on
this page. The goal of this project is to demonstrate problem solving, critical thinking, data research and analysis, and innovation
skills.
Guidelines
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Answer the questions provided and write a six- to eight-page research memo in Word (excluding title and reference
pages) with your subject as Employment Discrimination Harassment Policies.
Your research memo must be written in APA format, include a title and reference page, and reference your sources
both internally (parenthetically) and in the reference page. Please use the APA Template Links to an external site.to
complete your work.
Use a 12-point Times Roman or Arial font, double-spaced, and have 1 in. margins as a standard format.
You should use theory throughout your research memo, which covers the aspects of the COs reviewed in the
previous weeks.
Include a minimum of three scholarly resources beyond the textbook. The DeVry Library is a good resource.
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DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy. Proofread your papers before submitting;
spell-check is not foolproof.
Grammar, punctuation and spelling will all be taken into consideration when awarding points.
This paper will be graded on the quality of the paper and correct use of citations, grammar and sentence structure.
The Course Project Research Memo is due in Module 8 of this course.
Course Project Deliverables
You will have one deliverable for this project that is worth 340 points and due in Module 8.
Research Memo: Answer questions provided below and write a six- to eight-page research memo (excluding title and reference
pages). This deliverable is worth 340 points.
Employment discrimination law is about prohibiting or encouraging behaviors in the workplace regarding differences in people. It
has evolved over the years significantly, and the passage of Title VII, the U.S. Civil Rights Act, has made more changes to how the
United States defines the right to work free from harassment and discrimination, than any other law, case, or regulation in the
nation.
Course Project Research Memo Assignment
Answer each of the following questions in one to two paragraphs each. You can use your textbook or other outside sources to
answer these questions. Do not write a book; answer the questions succinctly.
1. What must a person who is claiming he or she was harassed in the workplace allege in order to first state a case with
the EEOC for each of the following types of harassment?
a. Sexual harassment: Quid pro quo
b. Sexual harassment: Hostile environment
c. Religious harassment
d. Racial harassment
2. Explain the difference between sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and sexual orientation discrimination, as
those terms are used legally.
3. How does GINA protect a person whose mother died of breast cancer from employment discrimination?
4. Provide one example of a behavior that could be found to be both a hostile environment and quid pro quo forms of
sexual harassment at the same time. Explain how a person could argue that this behavior at work was illegal.
5. Give the main legal reason why every company should have a valid written policy against all forms of harassment
(besides the fact it is the “right” thing to do.)
6. Can an employer require that only females serve female customers and only males serve male customers? Explain
your answer using legal terms.
7. How many employees must an employer or company have working for it to be subject to the following?
a.
b.
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d.
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The ADA
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Title VII
IRCA
- GINA
MEMO
Assume you work for a company that has a sexual antiharassment policy but not a religious, sexual orientation, or racial
antiharassment policy. Write a six- to eight-page detailed memo to your boss (the HR Director) as to why you believe it would
make sense to revamp the company policies to include these and or other forms of harassment. Include one example of a real
situation where a policy may have protected a company from liability or stopped harassment from happening. (You can find case
examples on the EEOC websiteLinks to an external site..) Cite that case/situation in your memo to your boss.
Best Practices
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The following are the best practices in preparing this paper.
Cover Page—Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date.
Table of Contents—List the main ideas and sections of your paper and the pages in which they are located.
Introduction—Use a header on your paper. This will indicate you are introducing your paper.
The purpose of an introduction or opening should do the following.
Introduce the subject and why the subject is important.
Preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered.
Establish a tone of the document.
Include in the introduction a reason for the audience to read the paper. Also, include an overview of what you are
going to cover in your paper and the importance of the material. (This should include or introduce the questions
you are asked to answer on each assignment.)
Body of Your Report—Use a header titled with the name of your project. Then proceed to break out the main ideas.
State the main ideas, state major points in each idea, and provide evidence. Break out each main idea you will use
in the body of your paper. Show some type of division, such as separate sections that are labeled, separate groups
of paragraphs, or headers. You would include the information you found during your research and investigation.
Summary and Conclusion—Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer
words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of
your report. Minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas and how they affect the tourism
industry.
In-text citations—Use the citation format as specified in the Syllabus.
Additional hints on preparing the best possible project are as follows.
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Apply a three-step process of writing: Plan, write, and complete.
Prepare an outline of your research paper before you go forward.
Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.
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Create a separate title page, which includes name, paper title, and university.
Include an introductory paragraph that identifies the paper’s content. Introduce the subject and the reason it is
important, preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered, and establish the document’s tone.
Include a concluding paragraph that provides a summary of the major points from the paper.
Use a formal writing style for academic writing (sharing information and facts or theory).
Write your paper in third person. Fully describe the concepts and theories. (What does the information mean?)
When making a statement, you must substantiate that statement; for example, all people who break the law should
improve their communication skills to stay out of jail. If that statement is not your own thought or a statistic, cite it.
If it is your opinion, state that it is and explain the information that led to that conclusion. Provide enough
information to validate and explain statements.
Minimize copied information, which just teaches you how to copy and paste. Use critical-thinking skills to
understand the material researched.
