1. Review the 3 issues presented in the scenario.

2. Prioritize the issues as if you were responsible to resolve them. For each issue:

a. Consider what information is missing?

b. What information is needed such as a company policy?

c. Who might you want to talk with further?

3. Conduct Internet or other research methods for related laws or precedents.

a. Use keywords from the issues.

4. Develop a plan of action for each issue addressing:

a. How you would approach it as the person responsible.

b. Fully name any relevant laws & why.

NOTE: The goal of this assignment is to consider the complexities of HR issues managers face. Think about how you would handle this. In real time, where do you need to improve your knowledge to handle the issue, & what steps would you take?

Here is the scenario and the issues:

You are the Director for five Distribution Centers that process freight to home improvement retailers. When you return from lunch, you have the following e-mails and text messages requesting immediate attention. How should you proceed?

Maggie, the GM at the Columbus, DC received a request from an employee to take a 3-month leave of absence from her job as soon as possible. She needs to leave the country for Somalia to help family members ill with COVID-19. The employee wants to use FMLA?

Keywords: FMLA

Tom is going to file a pay discrimination complaint with the EEOC and DOL if you don't do something about his low pay. He is an administrative assistant for the Manager of the St. Louis DC. He is angry that as a man he is making less money than the administrative assistant for the Omaha Manager (who is a woman) even though their jobs are exactly the same.

Keywords: Reverse Discrimination, EEOC, DOL

Wes, the Manager in Omaha, received an incident report on his desk this morning. A third shift employee violated a safety rule by climbing into the freight chute to un-jam a box. In the process, he was knocked to the ground, suffered a concussion, and was taken by emergency squad to the hospital. As far as Wes knows, the employee was released, but is not able to return to work for 2 weeks. The employee's wife has called wanting to know what the company will do about the incident.

Keywords: Workplace Safety, OSHA, Workers Comp.