Toy Company Memo To: CEO From: Ken Dilger CC: Date: 1/22/2012 Re: Employee Lawsuit In 1964 Congress passed a Civil Rights law that outlawed major forms for discrimination against African Americans and women. One of the major features of this law was Title VII which prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or national origin. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964 prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals because of their religion
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TO: CEO of ABC Toy Company DATE: March 1‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Constructive Discharge Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees form discrimination from its employer in regards to race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin; also known as protected class members. The Civil Rights Act was enacted in 1964 due to discrimination that was taking place against African Americans and women
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Date: 12/07/2012 Re: Constructive Discharge‚ Employee ID - 4022 Message: With respect to the case filed by our former employee against the company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ constructive discharge‚ I would like to draw your attention towards the legalities of constructive discharge. Constructive discharge occurs when employees resign because their employer ’s behavior has become so intolerable or heinous or made life so difficult that the employee has no choice but to resign
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This memo should clear up any questions you have remaining about the situation of the constructive discharge/ violation of Title VII lawsuit filed by our former employee‚ and will also give some suggestions for how we can avoid this problem in the future. First‚ it should be made clear that constructive discharge is that act of “forcing an employee out of a job with an ultimatum to either resign or face one of several unpleasant consequences”‚ which could be‚ among other things‚ unwanted transfer
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Godsey Re: Constructive Discharge Claim of Emily Watson Mr. Wilson‚ As you asked‚ I have researched the claim of constructive discharge by former employee Emily Watson. Ms. Watson is claiming that she had no choice but to resign based on the fact that she was scheduled to work Sundays. According to Ms. Watson‚ this is an infringement on her religious beliefs and she is claiming discrimination and constructive discharge based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Constructive Discharge and the
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Constructive Discharge occurs when an employee’s working conditions are considered to be so bad due to a policy or enforcement of that policy that the employee feels compelled to resign from the employer. This Constructive Discharge claim was filed under the section of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after a work schedule policy change took place. The employee filed this claim post-resignation. This employee has claimed that the change is religious discrimination due to requiring
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------------------------------------------------- Subject: EEOC constructive discharge claim by former employee ------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND: This memo is to update you on my findings and recommendations relative to the recent EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) case‚ filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ against our company by a former employee. In this case‚ the former employee is claiming “constructive discharge” for religious discrimination. His claim
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practices under the laws EEOC enforces also include constructive discharge or forcing an employee to resign by making the work environment so intolerable a reasonable person would not be able to stay” (EEOC.gov). In this situation‚ we changed the work schedule for all production employees‚ and failed to take precautions as they relate to the individual needs of the employees. By not considering that the new schedule would prohibit the employee from keeping their religious obligations‚ we may have
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Resources - RJDT Task 1 Jimmy Jewell January 27‚ 2013 A. Constructive Discharge Constructive discharge is a legal term that occurs when an employer creates unbearable working conditions for an employee‚ so s/he has no other option but to resign. Typical conditions are cut in wages‚ refusal of holiday‚ changes in duty‚ verbal abuse‚ lack of support and demotion. Although constructive discharge is clearly defined as forcing an employee to resign by making the work environment so difficult‚ unpleasant
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Bigg‚ CEO From: HR Manager Date: 10/14/2012 Re: EEO CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE CLAIM Constructive Discharge Constructive discharge occurs when an employee is forced to quit because the working conditions have become unbearable. According to Black’s Law Dictionary a constructive discharge is “a termination of employment brought about by making the employee’s working conditions so intolerable that the employee feels compelled to leave."These conditions would include harassment
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