1. The BFOQ states that an employer may discriminate against hiring individuals with particular traits if, for some reason, these traits are critical for the performance of the job. A good example of a BFOQ is the physical stamina tests employed by most police agencies. Law enforcement agencies argue that a certain level of physical fitness and ability is necessary for the satisfactory performance of job duties.

Like many law enforcement agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has clear age limits to when you may apply to become an agent. You must be older than 23 and younger than 37. (Imagine whether these same rules applied to the National Football League (NFL). Tom Brady, born in 1977 and arguably still the greatest quarterback of all time, played for the New England Patriots until the age of 42 when he moved to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. Imagine whether the NFL had age rules in place for the maximum age you could play. Tom Brady, who is playing as well as he did 20 years ago, would be out of a job.)

Why do law enforcement agencies, like the FBI, have age limits for hiring? What purposes do they serve? How are they enforced given the description of the ADEA you read above? How does the BFOQ apply here?

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2. https://www.usatoday.com/border-wall/

According to information presented in the USA Today article, the number of illegal migrants crossing the border has been steadily declining since 2000. A human smuggler interviewed by USA Today said that a wall would not stop him from smuggling people, but it would allow him to charge them more money.

Given that a primary reason people wish to enter the country illegally is to pursue work (in contravention to the Immigration Reform and Control Act [IRCA]), what are the thoughts regarding the use of a wall on our Southern border to reduce the ability of people to enter? Do yo u thi nk the wall should be finished? Wh y or why not? What information from the USA Today article has helped to inform yo ur o pinion?

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3. the following news article, watch thevideos about the Massachusetts State Police overtime scandal, and then answer the questions below.

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https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/07/10/state-police-overtime-scandal-discipline

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5YQ5Ebn8FM

3. v=b5YQ5Ebn8FM&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAgeAH7kyS4

Questions:

What is overtime. What are the rules set out by the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding how overtime is paid?

What should happen in the Massachusetts State Police case? Is the punishment that the officers are receiving just?

What safeguards do you think should be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police to prevent something like this from happening again?

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4.

https://www.officer.com/command-hq/video/21143219/text-message-calls-for-blue-flu-among-chicago-police-officers

Watch the video/ list examples of wh at yo u see as exa mples of work slowdowns being advocated by the Chicago Police Union.