you are to find a recent within last five years case where an employee or potential employee has sued for employment discrimination wrongful termination

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MEMORANDUM

WHAT

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Business Law Research Project

DATE

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Monday, November 11, 2019

SUBJECT

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Employment Discrimination/Wrongful Termination

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The topic for your research project is Employment Discrimination/Wrongful Termination.

You are to find a recent (within last five years) case where an employee or potential

employee has sued for employment discrimination/wrongful termination. It doesn’t

matter whether the employee or potential employee won the case. Look in newspaper

or magazine websites/articles. Also, the websites for the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission (

www.eeoc.gov), the Department of Labor (

www.do

l.gov), and the National

Labor Relations Board (

www.nlrb.gov) are good starting points. You will need at least

two research sources, so you may want to find a case that had some publicity. Answer

the following questions:

Background Facts

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What discrimination/wrongful conduct is the employee claiming?

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What evidence does the employee have to support the claim?

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What defenses, if any, does the employer have?

Discrimination/Wrongful Termination

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What law(s) may cover the discrimination/wrongful conduct being claimed?

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What makes the discrimination/wrongful conduct prohibited (or not)?

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Is the employer covered by the applicable law?

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Is the employee covered by the applicable law(s)?

Outcome

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What was the outcome of the case? (verdict, settlement, etc.)

Your Thoughts

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Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the result and why.

Requirements

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Minimum of two (2) research sources

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Typed

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Cite all sources used

Due: Friday, December 6, 2018