HRM510 Discussion Questions Week 2

PLEASE DO E-ACTIVITY PRIOR TO ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.

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NOT A RESEARCH PAPER - NO INTRODUCTION OR SUMMARY - JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

E-Activities

1.      Go to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Website to review discrimination types, located at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types. Be prepared to discuss.

Question 1 - Contrast the primary differences between independent contractors, temporary employees and volunteers. Then, examine two (2) way2 in which each role differs from that of an employee. Justify your response.

Question 2 - From the e-Activity above, select two (2) employment discrimination laws, and then provide two (2) disparate treatment case using the same discrimination law. Review only the facts of the case, the legal issues relating to the disparate treatment, and the court’s decision. Next, outline the steps the employer could have taken initially to prevent the discrimination in question. Justify your response.