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Employment Law and Discrimination Grading Guide

LAW/531 Version 10

Individual Assignment: Employment Law and Discrimination Paper

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this individual assignment is to require the student to apply the concepts of tort liability to an actual business scenario involving allegations of a hostile work environment. Students must begin their analysis with an application of the elements of this cause of action and then move to the available defenses to the employee and employer while analyzing the potential civil liability of each potential party-defendant.

Resources Required

“You Be The Judge: Sexual Harassment” video

Grading Guide

*Content* *70 Percent*	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The paper includes an analysis of the cause of action, defenses, and the basis for the judge’s ruling.
The paper includes an analysis of potential civil liability for both the employer and the employee.
The paper includes an analysis of how the liability might differ if the sexual harasser were an independent contractor rather than an employee.
The paper includes at least 5 peer-reviewed sources.
The paper is no more than 1,050 words in length.
		*Total Available*	*Total Earned*
		6	#/6
*Writing Guidelines* *30 Percent*	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
		*Total Available*	*Total Earned*
		2	#/2
Assignment Total	#	8	#/8
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