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Essay / Employment Law Case Presentation and Analysis - 867
Case Facts: Imagine you are a human resources manager and your boss and company owner, Bill, comes to you suspecting his assistant, Paige, for stealing money from the company. . Bill would like a polygraph test to be performed to see if Paige is stealing from the company. He would also like you to electronically monitor Paige's work emails for anything suspicious. Additionally, Bill mentioned, “Paige is on Facebook. I know you are too – why don’t you “friend” her on Facebook and see what information you might discover. » You've heard rumors about a potential romance between Bill and Paige (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b). ).Questions: 1) Discuss all legal and ethical issues you face in this situation. 2) Let's assume Paige discovered Bill's suspicions and doesn't steal from the company. As a result, she feels extremely uncomfortable at work and wants to quit, but she needs the money. What should Paige do? 3) How should Paige approach any legal cause of action, and what is that cause of action? Should she initiate legal proceedings, or is another alternative more preferable? 4) Explain how she should resolve this dispute (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b). Legal and Ethical Issues 1) Discuss all legal and ethical issues you face in this situation (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b). Various legal issues, including intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) (defined as “[e]xtreme and outrageous conduct that intentionally or recklessly causes serious emotional distress in another person” (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014a, p. 2)), sexual harassment under the Title V hostile work environment doctrine...... middle of article ......tman, Jr., GL and Degroff, C.J. (2012). EEOC-Initiated Litigation: Case Law Developments in 2011 and Trends to Watch in 2012, Part I. Labor Law Journal, 63(1), 22-54. Remington, J., Heiser, R., Smythe, C. and Sovereign, K. (2012). Human Resources Law (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2014). Alternative dispute resolution in the federal sector. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/adr/index.cfmU.S. Government printing office. (1996). Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution in the Administrative Process, 5 USC § 5 (IV). Retrieved from http://uscode.regstoday. com/5USC_CHAPTER5.aspxU.S. Government printing office. (1998). Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998, 28 USC § 651. Retrieved from http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section651&num=0&edition=prelim