Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3rd Edition by Raymond Andrew Noe, Patrick Wright, John Hollenbeck,Barry Gerhart

Exercise 6

For each of the following situations, identify one or more constitutional amendments, laws, or executive orders that might apply:
A. A veteran of the Vietnam conflict experiences lower-back pain after sitting for extended periods of time. He has applied for promotion to a supervisory position that has traditionally involved spending most of the workday behind a desk.
Student responses may vary. However, the responses provided should predominately include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
B. One of two female workers on a road construction crew complains to her supervisor that she feels uncomfortable during breaks, because other employees routinely tell off-color jokes.
Student responses may vary. However the responses provided should predominately focus on sexual harassment issues especially that of a hostile working environment. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act addresses this area.
C. A manager at an architectural firm receives a call from a local newspaper. The reporter wonders how the firm wishes to respond to calls from two of its employees alleging racial discrimination. About half of the firm's employees (including all of its partners and most of its architects) are white. One of the firm's clients is the federal government.