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HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUS 201 – Business Law

Spring 2015 Assignment The US Supreme Court decided a landmark employment law case. The name of this case is Wal-Mart v. Dukes. This case involves a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart for employment discrimination. The plaintiffs alleged that Wal-Mart engaged in systemic gender discrimination and they were seeking to certify the class and sue on behalf of most women who work or worked for Wal-Mart. The Court ruled against the plaintiffs and refused to certify the class. This case has major implications for every business in America and its effects will be felt for several years. The employers and employees both have arguments on whether this was a good decision for America. Your job is to write a 3 page paper analyzing the case and the arguments and pick a side and explain why your position is better than the opposing side. If you type in any search engine, “Wal-Mart v. Dukes,” you will get tons of hits discussing this case. So, you will have no trouble finding this case and commentary on this decision. It is only one of the biggest employment law cases in our history. I have also included a few sites that deal with US Supreme Court decisions. Your job is to do a little research on the case and the discussions on this case, and come up with your own arguments and write a paper discussing those arguments and support those points. I am looking for original thought in the arguments not a summary of the arguments out on the net! You think about this case and tell me what it means for you and your future business careers. Please do not waste space repeating the facts of the case. A quick short paragraph is all that is needed to set up the paper. This should be no more than 5 sentences. I can read the facts from the actual case and/or read a summary from legal scholars who are experts in summarizing cases. The paper should include the following elements:

1. Introduction § An overview of the facts of the case and set up your position or theme of your

paper.

2. Analysis/Argument § Explain why the Court’s decision was right or wrong. Explain your argument

and support it with examples or facts. You can make suggestions on how this position will impact future cases or actions or your business decisions in the future

3. Conclusion

§ Summarize your position.

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Note! Use the internet! Use Google to help you find more information.

Cite articles and web sites from your internet research. Here are a few sites to help you out:

http://www.supremecourt.gov/ http://www.oyez.org/ http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark.aspx http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/ Due Date: Your paper must be submitted by Sunday, March 11th, at midnight. There will be a submission post under the Assignments button for you to use to submit your Final Project. Grading Grading will be based on the thoroughness of the research, analysis, and conclusions. This project is worth 100 points of your grade in the class. I have attached a grading rubric for your review.

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Grading Criteria for BUS 201 Paper

Content The paper... _____Addresses the topic or question (5 pts) _____Accurately presents assigned authors' viewpoints (5 pts) _____Provides sufficient textual evidence to support the observations (5 pts) _____Relevant issues have been covered (5 pts) _____The most important issues have been given sufficient consideration (5 pts) Structure The introduction... _____Captures the readers attention (5 pts) _____Includes a clearly stated thesis (5 pts) _____Indicates how the paper is organized (5 pts) The body... _____Contains a complete discussion and support for the issues noted (15 pts) The conclusion... _____Recaps the thesis statement and the paper's main points (5 pts) _____Presents a closing statement of the writer's position (5 pts) Organization and Development The entire composition _____Is logically organized (5 pts) _____Has a solid, logical, well-made argument/discussion with supporting facts (5 pts) Main Points _____Are relevant to the thesis statement (5 pts) _____Are discussed without too much repetition (5 pts) Style _____Is concise and precise (5 pts) _____Is free of misspellings (5 pts) _____Is free of grammatical mistakes (5 pts)

_____ Total Points (100)