Wgu Est1 Task 1
TASK 1
Part A: The FMLA was instated by Bill Clinton to allow an employee to leave work to attend to personal health, family health, and military purposes or for the care of adoption and foster kids. They are allowed to leave for a max of 12 unpaid weeks. To be eligible for the FMLA, the employee must work in a company that employs at least 50 employees. In addition, they must have been employed for at least 12 months and worked a minimum total hours of 1250. Company X has at least 75 employees, so that requirement is fulfilled. Employee A has worked for 2 years, or 24 months, so employee A is eligible for FMLA. The reason for leave was to be with family after child birth, which is also one of the allowed reasons. The main problem is, Employee A is asking for 11-weeks of withheld salary. However, the 11 weeks under the …show more content…
It involves many protection barriers such as, giving citizens with disabilities equal rights as anyone of any race, religion and gender. It also requires employers to make appropriate accommodations to the work environment to help aid disability workers move around easier. In the Scenario, the applicant was denied employment because to accommodate their need to move around in the building, the company would have to renovate their elevators. The company chose to deny the applicant because it would cause undue hardship for the company. The requirement for the ADA is the company that the employer must have at least 15 or more employees. In this scenario, there was a violation that occurred because the company claimed that the $2,000 would be a hardship. A company with 75 employees can afford the cost to accommodate the applicant. If the company decides not to comply with the applicant, the applicant can decide to sue the company because of the ADA. This would cost more than the $2,000 to change the
Part A: The FMLA was instated by Bill Clinton to allow an employee to leave work to attend to personal health, family health, and military purposes or for the care of adoption and foster kids. They are allowed to leave for a max of 12 unpaid weeks. To be eligible for the FMLA, the employee must work in a company that employs at least 50 employees. In addition, they must have been employed for at least 12 months and worked a minimum total hours of 1250. Company X has at least 75 employees, so that requirement is fulfilled. Employee A has worked for 2 years, or 24 months, so employee A is eligible for FMLA. The reason for leave was to be with family after child birth, which is also one of the allowed reasons. The main problem is, Employee A is asking for 11-weeks of withheld salary. However, the 11 weeks under the …show more content…
It involves many protection barriers such as, giving citizens with disabilities equal rights as anyone of any race, religion and gender. It also requires employers to make appropriate accommodations to the work environment to help aid disability workers move around easier. In the Scenario, the applicant was denied employment because to accommodate their need to move around in the building, the company would have to renovate their elevators. The company chose to deny the applicant because it would cause undue hardship for the company. The requirement for the ADA is the company that the employer must have at least 15 or more employees. In this scenario, there was a violation that occurred because the company claimed that the $2,000 would be a hardship. A company with 75 employees can afford the cost to accommodate the applicant. If the company decides not to comply with the applicant, the applicant can decide to sue the company because of the ADA. This would cost more than the $2,000 to change the