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HR Law Week 2 Senario One
Cost Club Memorandum to Pat Brown
Rebecca Hardy
HRM/546 - Human Resource Law
July 20, 2015
Professor Denise Brown
July 20, 2015
To: Pat Brown, Human Resource Manager, Atlanta Region
From: Rebecca Hardy, Assistant Human Resource Manager, Atlanta Region
Re: Region Wide Human Resource Concerns
Dear Ms. Brown, This memorandum is written in response to your email regarding the recent human resource issues that have been occurring in the Atlanta Region Cost Club stores. Per your request, I have researched the laws surrounding each issue and I am providing answers to your concerns regarding these issues.
Message 1: Discharges at the Anderson Cost Club Store Cost Club’s Anderson store is located in a right-to-work state, therefore the general manager does not have to provide a reason for the termination of the employees that he discharged as part of his downsizing initiatives. Although the downsizing is legally acceptable and does not violate the WARN Act for mass layoffs, according to the information presented, the general manager should make sure that he has the proper documentation on file to support the need to downsize since he stated downsizing as the reason for the termination. (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2007) Since all of the information presented supports the fact that the employees that were terminated were in good standing the general manager should address the following issues in order to prevent the possibility of costly litigation due to a charge of wrongful discharge or breech of covenant of good faith and fair dealing:
The terminated employees should have received an explanation as to the reasons behind the downsizing decisions that were made, especially if there were other employees of similar standing and tenure who could have been eligible for downsizing.
The employees should be made fully aware of their rights.
Message 2: Regional CEO Looks to Reduce Employee Costs In order for the Regional CEO to make the right decisions regarding
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