against us is being filed under the constructive discharge section of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In essence‚ the section states that we made working conditions completely intolerable for the employee‚ through some form of hostility‚ discrimination‚ harassment‚ retaliation‚ or humiliation (Sommerville‚ 2007). Said employee quit after our policy change on expanded production floor operation hours. The former employee maintains that we made working conditions intolerable because we would
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evident that the case of constructive discharge is a viable possibility as an infringement of employee rights as it pertains to Section VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Constructive discharge as described by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is any discriminatory practice that affects a person’s individual rights and forces him to resign or terminate based of race‚ religion or other forms of discrimination. In this particular case‚ the employees religious beliefs are directly affected
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BSN WGU MBA Student Constructive Discharge The term constructive discharge is by definition when an employee feels they are forced to resign their job because the employer has made working conditions unbearable (Doyle‚2013). In the circumstance presented‚ the employee felt compelled to resign because the work schedule was changed and would require him to work on his religious holy day. The business changed the production team schedule to accommodate
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WORK SCHEDULE POLICY_CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE DATE: 10/06/2012 CC: LEGAL DEPARTMENT A. In reference to the pending lawsuit against our company‚ I have done some research and compiled some information that may help us in evaluating the best course of action in dealing with this problem. “Constructive discharge is generally when working conditions are so intolerable as to amount to a firing‚ despite a lack of a formal termination notice.” ("Constructive discharge law‚" 2012). the former employee
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Employee Claim: Constructive Discharge Kelly Haydu December 11‚ 2014 Human Resources – Task 1 Constructive Discharge In the legal arena there are many issues of wrongful employee termination and employees suing employers for all sorts of actual and perceived wrongs. Constructive discharge occurs when working conditions are so unbearable the employee see no other option but to quit. Due to the conditions it can be seen as tantamount to a firing despite the lack of formal termination notice
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Elementary Division Manager DATE: October 13‚ 2014 SUBJECT: Claims of constructive discharge As you have requested this investigation to be conducted regarding an ex-employee that has filed a case against the company in regards to a claim of constructive discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After much investigation and review‚ following is the recommendation and summation generated from the case law. Constructive discharge by definition is when an organization employee resigns because
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Constructive Discharge Constructive discharge as a legal concept is relevant to the given scenario in that an employee has quit‚ alleging that he/she has been discriminated against due to a work schedule policy change. This work schedule policy change requires that employees work on a religious holy day. The employee is claiming to have been religiously discriminated against. Constructive discharge is upheld in court if the work conditions were made to be so intolerable that a reasonable person
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October 13‚ 2013 TO: Bob Smith‚ Chief Executive Officer FROM: Division Manager DATE: October 13‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Claim of Constructive Discharge under the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 A constructive discharge arises when a wage earner maintains the organization forced him/her to step down because working environments were made unbearable. The claim of constructive discharge under the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 by Mr. X‚ is unjustified. The employee notifying the company that he was
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Religious Holidays Paper There are various religious holidays that are celebrated worldwide by the many differing religions. Each holiday celebrates a certain prophet‚ event‚ or date that is important to their specific belief. Two such religious holidays are the Muslim Eid al-Fitr and the Christian Christmas. Eid-al Fitr is an important Muslim holiday that signifies the end of the month of Ramadan. It is also called The Feast of Breaking Fast‚ The Sugar Feast and The Sweet Festival. The month
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