Questions from Business Law

Q: A female employee is terminated for slapping a male employee. The

A female employee is terminated for slapping a male employee. The male employee is not disciplined. Is this gender discrimination? Do you know all you need to know?

Q: An employer decides to shut down one of its three plants because

An employer decides to shut down one of its three plants because the employees at that plant are almost exclusively women. The males who worked at the plant and lost their jobs as a result of the clos...

Q: Trudy comes to Pat, her supervisor, and tells her that

Trudy comes to Pat, her supervisor, and tells her that Jack has been sexually harassing her by making suggestive remarks, comments, and jokes; constantly asking her for dates; and using every availabl...

Q: Employee, a skydiving instructor, generally informs his customers that he

Employee, a skydiving instructor, generally informs his customers that he is gay so that his female customers will not feel awkward when he is strapped to them. A female’s husband called the company a...

Q: Maureen brings her same-gender partner of 14 years to a

Maureen brings her same-gender partner of 14 years to a company picnic. One of the other employees begins treating Maureen poorly at work after realizing she is a lesbian. Does Maureen have any recour...

Q: When the FBI learns that Mary, its FBI agent, is

When the FBI learns that Mary, its FBI agent, is a lesbian, Mary is fired. Mary goes to an attorney to find out about the possibility of suing to get her job back. What does the attorney likely tell h...

Q: As a manager, an employee comes to you and tells you

As a manager, an employee comes to you and tells you that he has a hunch that one of the other employees is probably gay. What do you do?

Q: 1. The court determines that Kristi was fired based on Javier’s

1. The court determines that Kristi was fired based on Javier’s status as an undocumented immigrant, not his Mexican nationality. Do you agree that termination based upon the citizenship status (“alie...

Q: Charlie, the manager, does not like it that Chester wears

Charlie, the manager, does not like it that Chester wears an earring, and orders Chester to get rid of it or run the risk of termination. Chester refuses. Can Charlie terminate Chester?

Q: Employee sues employer, saying that he is being sexually harassed by

Employee sues employer, saying that he is being sexually harassed by gay males, who only harass young male employees. Does he have a cause of action?