Human Resource Management445-1
Choose One Option Below:
Option #1: Anti-discrimination Laws
Discrimination is an issue impacting today’s workforce. Discrimination can occur due to race, gender, sex, religion, and so forth. For this assignment, you will discuss two anti-discrimination laws. Organize your work in this manner:
Section 1: Introduction. In this section, you will discuss the current landscape of workplace discrimination. Specifically, identify recent statistics about discrimination in the workplace.
Section 2:Anti-Discrimination Employment Law 1. Describe the first anti-discrimination law (e.g., history, strengths and weaknesses of the law, and application of the law in today’s workforce).
Section 3: Anti-Discrimination Employment Law 2. Describe the second anti-discrimination law (e.g., history, strengths and weaknesses of the law, and application of the law in today’s workforce).
Section 4: HR’s Role in Enforcing Laws. Evaluate the role of the HR Department in regard to enforcing the discrimination laws you selected.
Section 5: Conclusion
Additional requirements:
Write a 3-5-page work, or about 1100 words, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.
Your work must be properly cited and formatted according to the .
Include a formal reference page. This is an individual work; however, you should reflect on our discussion forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate.
You must support your analysis with at least three scholarly references and can include resources from this course.
The is a good place to find these sources. Using and You cannot use Wikipedia or any CSU Global assignment. For this assignment, a credible source is defined as:
o A scholarly or peer-reviewed journal article.
o A government-based website or publication.
o A trade or industry journal article, publication, or website, including those from trade organizations such as SHRM.org and TD.org.
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Option #2: Gender Discrimination Today
Despite anti-discrimination laws, gender discrimination remains an issue in today’s workplace. Qualified women may be passed over for promotions because they become pregnant, for example, and jobs may be offered to a less qualified male applicant just because he is male. Qualified male sales representatives may not be hired by a company selling women’s cosmetics, for example, because the company prefers women in that position.
For this assignment, research the issues most prevalent in gender discrimination today. Write how about women or men face discrimination in today’s workforce.
Section 1:Introduction. In this section, you will discuss the current landscape of gender discrimination. Specifically, identify recent statistics about discrimination in the workplace.
Section 2:Three Forms of Gender Discrimination. In this section, you will identify and discuss three types of gender discrimination against the gender you selected.
Section 3:Laws to Manage Gender Discrimination. In this section, list and describe the laws that have been created to address the types of discrimination you selected. Then, explain the strengths and weaknesses of these laws. How effective have these laws been?
Section 4:Two Recommendations for HR to Minimize Discrimination. Provide a minimum of two recommendations that HR can undertake to minimize this type of discrimination in the workplace.
Section 5: Conclusion
Additional requirements:
Write a 3-5-page work, or about 1100 words, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.
Your work must be properly cited and formatted according to the .
Include a formal reference page. This is an individual work; however, you should reflect on our discussion forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate.
You must support your analysis with at least three scholarly references and can include resources from this course.
The is a good place to find these sources. You cannot use Wikipedia or any CSU Global assignment. For this assignment, a credible source is defined as:
o A scholarly or peer-reviewed journal article.
o A government-based website or publication.
o A trade or industry journal article, publication, or website, including those from trade organizations such as SHRM.org and TD.org.
