Disparate Impact vs. Disparate Treatment What is the difference between Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment? How do these two theories play out regarding employee discrimination cases? These are questions I hope to answer throughout this paper by using a couple of different court cases which explain or give detail as how employee discrimination is defined by our court system. Understanding how each theory works will provide employers and managers the opportunity to implement better workplace
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Disparate Impact/Disparate Treatment Case Study Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment are two examples of discriminatory treatment‚ but one is direct and the other is indirect. "Disparate impact" is a legal theory for proving unlawful employment discrimination. Disparate impact is the idea that some employer practices‚ as mater of statistics‚ have a greater impact on one group than on another. (Runkel‚ n.d.)Disparate impact is a non-intentional discriminatory action. On the other hand‚ "Disparate
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Disparate Impact Disparate impact is a methodology for establishing that an employer has engaged in discrimination against a specific group of employees or job applicants of the same race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or sex that does not require evidence that the employer intended to discriminate. In Smith v. City of Jackson‚ Mississippi‚ 125 S. Ct. 1536 (2005)‚ the United States Supreme Court has held that claims under the ADEA may be brought under a disparate impact analysis. In this case the city of
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● TANGLEWOOD CASEBOOK for use with STAFFING ORGANIZATIONS ● ● 7th Ed. Kammeyer-Mueller TANGLEWOOD CASEBOOK To accompany Staffing Organizations‚ seventh edition‚ 2012. Prepared by John Kammeyer-Mueller Warrington College of Business University of Florida Gainesville‚ Florida Telephone: 352-392-0108 E-mail: kammeyjd@ufl.edu Copyright ©2012 Mendota House‚ Inc. Herbert G. Heneman III President Telephone: 608-233-4417
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Tanglewood Case – Assignment #1 (Case 1) – Due Week 2 | Objective | The goal of Part 1 is to help you learn more about the basic environmental concerns the Tanglewood Department Store chain is facing. This information will help you to understand how competition‚ strategy‚ and culture jointly form the effective development of a selection plan. Assignment Specifics | In this assignment you will be concentrating on staffing quantity and staffing quality strategies for Tanglewood. To begin
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CASE 3 – RECRUITING Each branch of Tanglewood uses distinct methods for recruiting. With the employee turnover very high is the retail industry‚ Tanglewood is no exception. For that purpose‚ they need to constantly hire new employees. To fill these positions Tanglewood uses a variety of recruiting methods‚ though each region need not necessarily follow all. While the methods used for recruiting are Media‚ Referrals‚ Kiosks‚ State Job Services and Staffing Agencies‚ individual branches determine
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present several options regarding how this hiring decision should proceed. This is a very important decision‚ so Tanglewood would like you to provide several different possible selection schemes. 1. Develop a detailed selection plan for this position. Determine what you want to measure by analyzing KSAOs from the job description and the information on organizational culture in the case‚ and fitting the selection measures into the plan format as shown in Table 8.2 in the book. The assessment methods
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Tanglewood Case 2 The environmental scan for Tanglewood is very complex. According to the scan‚ there is a consistent supply of qualified individuals to fill managerial positions; however‚ it has been determined that Tanglewood may experience difficulties completing this task for several reasons. First‚ retail is often viewed as an undesirable market for recent college graduates. Secondly‚ many associate retail with working long hours‚ low pay‚ and frequent conflict with lower-level employees
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Staffing Organizations Management 364 Tanglewood Case 6 Question 1: Major KSAO Category Necessary for Selection. Key: 1 – Y/N Yes or No 2 – EDC Education 3 – EXC Experience 4 – MAE Marshfield Applicant Exam 5 – RKT Retail Knowledge Test MAJOR KSAO CATEGORY Y/N EDC EXC MAE RKT Communication/Speaking Skill Y X X - - Knowledge of Organizational Policies & Regulations N - - - - Skill in Judgment and Decision Making Y - - X - Skill in Managing Personnel Resources
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Tanglewood Case One Monessa Bradford HRM 301 January 9‚ 2010 Michelle Geiman Case No. 1 Staffing is one of the most important functions necessary for the success of an organization. Without staffing‚ a company is unable to acquire and retain a functional workforce. Staffing is essential in the life of a company. Organizations require a staffing strategy that will provide revenue for the company‚ quality of both employees and products of the company‚ and create principles that allow the
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