Category: Human Resource Management (Page 23 of 59)

ACME Inc. Case Study: Discrimination on the Basis of Age

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ACME Inc. gave generous vacation benefits to its employees.  New employees received three weeks of paid leave, and employees with over 25 years seniority received six weeks of paid leave.  With the economic downturn, ACME decided to give all employees only three weeks paid leave a year, to boost worker productivity.  The employees with over 25 years seniority (all over 40 years old) sued ACME under a disparate impact claim, claiming that the policy deprived them of a benefit, while it did not deprive younger workers of that same benefit.

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Life Plan

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How did you get to class this week?
In your response, consider the following:
How did you physically get to class (mode of transportation)?
What factors needed to be in place in order for you to get to class? (examples of things to consider include: child care, your personal health and hygiene, desire to attend class, financial aspects related to tuition, transportation, clothing, etc., getting your work schedule approved – anything you can think of that needed to in place for you to get to class)

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Company’s Ethical Responsibilities Case Study

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You are a Public Relations Department employee of Celgene Corp., and you have been asked by the company to address the public outcry regarding the current price of its Thalidomide pill. You must prepare a two-to-three-page report in which you discuss what you believe are the company’s ethical responsibilities in this case. You must address in your discussions whether you believe the company is abiding by its ethical responsibilities and whether the main concern should be the public benefit or the financial health of the company.

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