You are the HR director at Springtime Manufacturing, whichemploys 75 people. The VP of Human Resources has asked that youevaluate the following situations. Please provide in the format ofa memorandum to the VP with captions labeling each issue andaddressing the questions posed. (See template at end)
- Springtime decides to create a new Director of Marketing andCommunications position. This position is responsible foroverseeing all marketing for the company as well as communicatingdirectly with the press and other major customers about thecompany, its news and initiatives. Thus, Springtime includes arequirement that the “ideal candidate will be able to communicateclearly and present a positive image of Springtime Manufacturingâ€.Both May Flower and June Bug apply for the position and areinterviewed by the President of the Company, April Showers. BothMay and June have appropriate degrees in Marketing and about thesame level of experience. May is a practicing Muslim and so wears aheadscarf to the interview, as she always does to comply with herreligious beliefs. April asks May the same questions as she hasasked June, but adds a question about the headscarf. In particular,she asks May whether she always has to wear the headscarf andwhether she has encountered “negative reactions†to the scarf. Mayanswers that she does have to wear the scarf and she occasionallyhas negative reactions. April also asks several other questionsabout May’s religion. After the interview, April announces that sheis hiring June Bug for the position and cites the “Very positiveimage†that June will present for the company. May sues fordiscrimination under Title VII. Will she succeed? Why or whynot?
Assessment Rubric for Assignment4-Â Â Â Â 20 points total
Identification of Legal Issues (Clarity) 5 points Is thelegal issue correctly identified for each situationpresented?
Analysis Explanation (Content) 5 points Does the memorandumuse the correct analysis for each identified issue and thoroughlyexplain the analysis?
Application of Analysis to Facts (Evidence Evaluation) 5 pointsDoes each analysis include all applicable facts?
Conclusion (Are conclusions appropriate based on evaluation andappropriate use of terminology) 5 points