LG 560 legal issues

LG 560 – LEGAL ISSUES IN BUSINESSEMPLOYMENT CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT
Case study guidelines:
• Analyze each vignette separately. Do not combine your analysis of one vignette
with your analysis of another. In other words, say what you need to say about
Vignette 4 before you start discussing Vignette 6 – do not combine your
discussion.
• You should use APA formatting.
o To cite our textbook, please see the “Credits” information at the very
beginning of the text.
• Please double-space your submission.
• Please use one-inch margins on your submission.
• Your submission should contain no more than four (4) pages plus a reference
page and a title page, for a maximum total of six (6) pages. If you need space for
an additional paragraph, e.g., that is fine. If you are a paragraph shy of four (4)
pages of analysis, that’s okay, too. Please do not adjust font or margins. Please
note that you do not receive additional points for exceeding four pages (excluding
the title page and references page) – too often, legal writing blathers on. Say
what you need to say, conclude, and move on.
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Formatting the case study:
As in other disciplines, legal writing follows certain formatting conventions. As you draft
your analysis, please follow the four-part format detailed below. (This is the “IRAC”
method, which you should be very familiar with at this point.)
Your analysis of each vignette should be broken down like this:
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Part 1: ISSUE
o Provide a brief statement of the facts of the case. Include the facts that are
relevant to the applicable law. Honestly, this should only be a paragraph.
o Identify the specific employment law at issue. (For instance, “This case
involves the application of Title VII.”)
Part 2: RULE
o In Part 1, you identified the relevant law. In Part 2, provide a statement of the
relevant law. In other words, flesh out what the law does and who it
protects. You can obtain this in your textbook or in the appendix at the back of
the case study. (For instance, if the case concerns the ADEA, then explain to
your reader what the ADEA provides).
o Parts 2 and 3 should be your longest sections.
Part 3: ANALYSIS
o Apply the law to the facts of the particular case.
o This is where you make your case.
o Parts 2 and 3 should be your longest sections.
Part 4: CONCLUSION
o Provide a statement as to the outcome of your analysis. (For instance, “As
this analysis shows, the company’s actions regarding Mr. Carter’s termination
violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.”). Be sure to state whether
the employer’s actions were appropriate under the law or constituted a violation
of the law.
o This will be your shortest section. 2-3 sentences would be sufficient.