Employment laws and management practices impact all of us individually and collectively as a national economy. Choose an item from a current news story and explain it to the class, remembering to cite your source. Why did you choose this topic? What about this topic do you consider impactful or important?  How does the issue affect the world of work and/or management practices? How does it inform or reinforce what you know about the field of HR and its role in business? 

Note: News is information about recent events, a factual, prose story, e.g. a new law, practice, lawsuit or court decision; a new study adding or changing how the workforce is perceived, composed or managed; events that impact the workforce, etc. It is not a general informational or instructional article.