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This assignment is very applicable to what is happening in the world today due to COVID-19. Many companies are having to lay-off employees. As you rise in a company, you may have to make decisions that will force you to lay off workers, will you be prepared? Probably not. Most people do not like telling someone they no longer have a job. I have had to do it before, and it sucks. This assignment is designed to get you familiarized with the employment laws govern who and how we lay off workers. Read the following case and the write a paper showcasing your decisions.

Two years ago, your organization experienced a sudden increased volume of work. At about the same time, it was threatened with an equal employment lawsuit that resulted in an affirmative action plan. Under this plan, the organization has recruited and hired additional women and minority workers. Presently, the top level management in your organization is expecting a decrease in volume of work. You have been asked to rank the clerical employees of your section in the event that a layoff is necessary.

Following is the biographical data for the seven clerical people in your section. Rank the seven people according to the order in which they should be laid off; that is, the person ranked first is the first to be laid off, and so forth.

Be prepared to defend the order in which you would lay off these employees, keeping in mind the recent lawsuit as well as the laws and regulations governing the employer-employee relationship.

Marlin Perkins: White male, aged 45. Married, three children, six years with the organization. Reputed to be an alcoholic; erratic attendance and generally poor work record.

Eileen Gaddell: White female, aged 26. Married, no children; husband has a steady job; six months with the organization. Hired after the affirmative action plan went into effect; average work record to date. Saving to buy a home.

Antonio Gates: African American male, aged 22. Married, no children. One year with the organization. High performance ratings. Reputed to be shy – “a loner”; wants to start his own business someday.

Billy Lucero: White male; aged 24. Married, no children, but wife is pregnant, three years with the organization. Going to college at night; erratic performance attributed to work/study conflicts.

Lydia Connors: African American female, aged 49. Widow, three grown children; two years with the company. Steady worker with average work performance.

Buddy Rich: White male, aged 30. Recently divorced, one child; three years with the organization. Good worker.

Rosario Hernandez: Hispanic female, age 45. Six children, husband disabled one year ago; trying to help support her family; three months with the organization. No performance appraisal data available.

To Do:

  1. Rank each employee from 1-7. Rank the seven people according to the order in which they should be laid off; that is, the person ranked first is the first to be laid off, and so forth.
  2. Why did you rank the employees the way you did?
  3. How will your termination recommendations affect the company if they were followed. (use Module 15: Human Resource Management from the e-book for help) . Could your choices lead to a law suit? What discrimination laws do you need to be aware of? At what age are employees protected? Is alcoholism a disability? Identify all Title VII, ADA 1990, Age Discrimination Act, and the Equal Pay Act (all found in Chapter 15) which apply to each individual you rank.
  • This assignment must be treated as a research paper, around 750-1000 words. 
  • Use the e-book as your source, Chapter 15, starting on page 515 (pay special attention to pg. 525)
  • Use APA 6th Edition for in-text citations and the reference page. Do not plagiarize. 
  • Create a cover page.
  • This assignment will only accept papers created in Microsoft Word.
  • Double space, 12pt, Times New Roman with Normal margins.
  • Upload your completed paper in the Canvas dropbox for this section.