Uark Business Law Interview Questions

Each of you in the class will have varying majors but all business leaders will
encounter
issues with employment law. This project is designed to allow you customize the learning experience to maximize the emersion. To complete this project, you will need to identify one business (at least 10 employees and not
a sole
proprietorship) associated with your major and schedule an interview (Zoom or in person) with a company leader. In that discussion, you will
seek
to understand the top employment law issues facing the company specifically in the area of
hiring and retention. You will then seek a copy of their company handbook and
identify applicable policies to the identified issues. Finally, you will write an 2-3 page
essay addressing the following parts:

Business Law Interview
Directions: Each of you in the class will have varying majors but all business leaders will
encounter issues with employment law. This project is designed to allow you customize the
learning experience to maximize the emersion. To complete this project, you will need to
identify one business (at least 10 employees and not a sole proprietorship) associated with your
major and schedule an interview (Zoom or in person) with a company leader. In that discussion,
you will seek to understand the top employment law issues facing the company specifically in
the area of hiring and retention. You will then seek a copy of their company handbook and
identify applicable policies to the identified issues. Finally, you will write an 2-3 page essay
addressing the following parts:
Part I: Business Description
Provide a brief discussion of the business type, size, whether they are private or a government
contractor, and interviewee without disclosing names, as anonymity will likely increase honesty
in the answers. Information contained in this section can include why you chose this business
and its applicability to your major but that is not the major focus. The primary focus is to
provide your reader with an understanding of the type of business so that they can better
understand which laws apply.
Part II: Legal Support
Discuss the current legal state (state and federal laws along with any current precedence) of the
identified issue(s) applicable to that business based on their location and number of employees.
(For example, if this is an Arkansas business with more than 15 employees, does ADA apply and
why? What is the ADA and provide some history)
Part III: Discussion of Company Policy
Provide the company hiring policy or job posting (redact the name and other identifiable
characteristics) and discuss its strengths and weaknesses in light of the current legal state.
Part IV: What Would You Do?
Discuss how you would address these hiring issues within your future company whether by
policy or training. How will you recruit and train your employees? How will you decrease your
company liability for negligent hiring, illegal questioning, or improper pre-employment testing?
Suggested interview introduction:
Hello, my name is Casey Rockwell, and I am a Management Major at the University of Arkansas
at Little Rock. This semester, I am participating in an employment law class. In an effort to make
the content relevant to my future career, we are seeking to learn from the experiences of those
in the profession. All information provided in the interview will be confidential and will not be
identified in the class. Furthermore, this information will be used only for this assignment. May
I ask you a few questions?
Suggested interview questions:
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How long have you been with this company and in what capacity?
Can you tell me a little bit about what your business does?
How many employees, offices, and/or locations do you all have?
What type of business are you (corporation, LLC, partnership, nonprofit, etc)?
How do you hire employees? (Do you hire a recruiter, where do you post, what types of
qualifications must applicants have, are there any disqualifiers)
6. Do you use independent contractors as well?
7. Do you do any pre-employment screenings (typing tests, skills tests, drug tests)? If so,
would you tell me a little bit about them?
8. How do you do background checks? Can you tell me about that process?
9. Do you do any government contracting?
10. What do you think are some of the top employment law issues that you are facing as a
company?
11. Of those, which one do you feel is the most important and why?
12. What type of training does your company do to assist your employees in understanding
your policies?
13. Where could you employees find a copy of your policy or training? May I have a copy of
the policy?
14. How has the global pandemic impacted the employment side of your business?
15. What changes have you made as a company to pivot?
16. What advise would you give someone like me if I was interested in working in a
company like yours?
Suggested closing:
I want to thank you for taking the time to assist me in learning more about the employment
side of your business. As I shared, I will be working on a project to better understand the
employment side of businesses in my major, and your input has been very valuable and
confidential.
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Final Reminder: As a business leader, you are only as good as your word. As you stated in your
interview introduction, the information garnered from this interview needs to remain
confidential, so please make sure that you do not identify the business or business leader by
name in your assignment. Remember that this assignment allows you an opportunity to learn,
as well as build a connection to a business leader who may be your future employer. Please
take the time to write a hand written thank you note to your interviewee, as you will need to
upload this to complete the assignment.