Western Governors University MBA / Human Resources – JDT2 – Task 1 MEMO TO: Arnita Hudson, CEO FROM: Heather Barth, Elementary Division Manager DATE: March 6, 2014 RE: Title VII Claim A) After implementing the new 12-hour / 4-day production shift policy, an employee quit and filed a constructive discharge claim with the EEOC. Constructive discharge is an illegal discriminatory practice in which an employee is forced to resign because of an alleged unbearable work environment. Constructive
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Assignment #2 – Case: “Allstate Insurance Company” Ashley Tevis April 28, 2011 Professor Lathan Using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate’s goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal-setting program. From the case study, Allstate seems like a great company to work for. They have the goal setting and employees in mind at all times. Goal setting isn’t always easy, but it is very important for individuals and organizations to set goals. It is
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| Toy Company | Memo To: CEO From: , Elementary Division Manager Date: [ 11/19/2012 ] Re: Employee Constructive Discharge A. As I am sure you are aware, production staff is now required to work four consecutive twelve hour days. Then they have four days off. These days can be any day Monday through Sunday. A former employee has quit due to these circumstances and is claiming constructive discharge. Constructive discharge is when an employer creates an environment so uncomfortable for
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Allstate Insurance Company Goal of Diversity This case focuses on Allstate Insurance Company and its goal of diversity. Allstate Corporation has found that its diversity strategy has become one of the company’s most competitive weapons. The company’s vision states: “Diversity is Allstate’s strategy for leveraging differences in order to create a competitive advantage.” Allstate has divided its strategy to reach diversity into two main points: one internally focused and the other externally focused
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Allstate Insurance Company. Mohammed Baba Strayer University Dr. Yemer.H Bus 520: Leadership and Organizational Behavior 04/27/2011 Using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate’s goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal setting program. Goals are future outcome or result that both the individual and organizations desire and strive to achieve. Goals setting is the process of specifying desired outcomes toward
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former employee filing a claim for Constructive Discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Upon notification I did the following research into the position we as a company need to take. How is constructive discharge relevant as a legal concept to the current scenario? At the beginning of this year the company implemented a new work shift policy to keep up with the growth of the organization. The policy requires that employee’s in the production group work 12 hour shifts with 4 days
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Date:22 September 2014 To:Chief Executive Officer From:Robert Willison Subject:Constructive Discharge Background: A former employee has filed a complaint against the company, claiming a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for constructive discharge. Findings: A. How is constructive discharge relevant to this case? The former employee is claiming constructive discharge as a result of the shift change recently implemented. The shift change to 4 12-hour shifts was perceived by the former
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Allstate Insurance Company the process of goal setting, for any organization, is vital for success in today’s highly competitive global work environment. Hellriegel and Slocum, (2011, pg. 192) state the process of goal setting involves specifying desired outcomes that individuals, teams, departments, and organizations will strive to meet. Effective goal setting is a valuable motivational tool which can be used to inspire higher achievement from the employees within an organization. A goal
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ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY USING THE MODEL FOR GOAL SETTING, EVALUATE ALLSTATE’S GOAL SETTING PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT ALLSTATE HAS AN EFFECTIVE GOAL-SETTING PROGRAM. Setting a goal provides structure to direct actions and behaviors to improve the unsatisfactory performance. Locke and Latham (2002) found a direct linear relationship between goal difficulty, level of performance, and effort involved. Their goal setting theory states that several conditions are particularly important
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3/11/2013 | | Memo | | | | To CEO From Elementary Division Manager Re Constructive Discharge Complaint Comments: Earlier this quarter a former employee voluntarily terminated their employment with our company but has since filed a claim against our company alleging that the employee’s rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically constructive discharge, were violated. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to protect the rights of employees
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