When most people think about diversity, they generally think about race, ethnicity, or gender. However, in addition to these, the term “diversity” can cover a wide variety of characteristics, such as physical and mental disabilities, medical conditions, education status, age, sexual orientation, veteran status and many many others. Some of these attributes seem trivial, but sometimes they can be used as a tool for discrimination. An example of this is the case Staub v. Proctor Hospital.
In this case, Vincent E. Staub worked at Proctor Hospital as an angiography technician. Due to his status as a member of the United States Army Reserve, he occasionally had to miss a weekend of work for training as well as a few weekends in the summer. Staub’s immediate supervisor, Janice Mulally, was very hostile towards Staub’s military duties, frequently scheduling him when he had training and occasionally forcing him to use his vacation days when he did attend training. Staub tried to reach out to his department head, Michael Korenchuck, about this aggressive treatment, but he also expressed dislike towards Staub’s military obligations.
Threre were several complaints against Staub’s lack of assistance while at work, as well as complaints that he was frequently not at his workstation. In order to combat this, Mulally implemented a policy that Staub and his coworker had to report to either her or Korenchuck when either had completed a task or if they had no work to do in their department.
The animosity between Staub and his supervisors finally reached a tipping point when he and his coworker went to Korenchuck’s office in an attempt to tell him that they were going to lunch, but he was not there. Staub proceeded to leave him a voicemail and ...
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This decision was a big victory for all military personnel protected under the USERRA, because if the Supreme Court had agreed with the Seventh Circuit Court, then it could have quite easily led to more discrimination in the work place. If supervisors wanted an employee terminated because of their position in a uniformed service, it would be fairly easy because they would not be liable for their actions. Even though this issue could have been resolved if the Seventh Circuit Court simply upheld the original court decision, ultimately it was for the best that they didn't, because if they had then the Supreme Court wouldn't have heard the case. It was extremely important that the Supreme Court handle this issue, because it resolved the controversy with the cat’s paw theory and ultimately resolved the issue for all future cases.
Abington v. Schempp was an important case regarding the establishment of religion in American schools. Until the late twentieth century, most children were sent to schools which had some sort of religious instruction in their day. The schools taught the morals, values, and beliefs of Christianity in addition to their everyday curriculum. However, as some people began to drift away from Christianity, parents believed this was not fair to the kids and justifiable by the government. They thought public schools should not be affiliated with religion to ensure the freedom of all of the families who send students there. Such is the situation with the 1963 Supreme Court case Abington v. Schempp.
McCulloch v Maryland 4 Wheat. (17 U.S.) 316 (1819) Issue May Congress charter a bank even though it is not an expressly granted power? Holding Yes, Congress may charter a bank as an implied power under the “necessary and proper” clause. Rationale The Constitution was created to correct the weaknesses of the Articles. The word “expressly” particularly caused major problems and therefore was omitted from the Constitution, because if everything in the Constitution had to be expressly stated it would weaken the power of the Federal government.
Facts of the Case: McCurdy a dispatched who worked for Arkansas State Police Communication Center, filed suit for sexual harassment against Sergeant Hall, which happen within an hour time period inside of her work place.
This was the first case where the Supreme Court ruled an act passed by a state as unconstitutional. This case also increased the value and strength of any contract. Therefore, is insured the stability of land sales and other contracts to both parties, and deemed states unable to overturn and invalidate contracts for any reason. This was important because previously, it was open to anyone was in the government to overturn and annul contracts as they pleased, but this case proved to be a turning point, and established a dependability for the people.
Diversity is where there are many different kinds of people living in a community together. This means that in a set environment there will be black, Asian, gay, straight, differently abled people living together in a community. Discriminatory prejustice must be able to be recognised by the carer, for example, if a woman is being discriminated against in a care home, or treated differently in a hospital setting, the carer must be able to recognise that this behaviour is happening, and inform a higher power, or go through the complaints procedu... ... middle of paper ... ... es.
...should become more open minded when creating an application pool for job seekers. They should make the application and hiring process less bias and discriminatory in order for minorities to have a better opportunity at gaining a job in healthcare leadership and management. To prevent employers from believing social stereotypes, they must educate themselves on other races and ethnicities backgrounds to have a better understanding of them and their beliefs. As the diversity of the United States population continue to rise, the demand for diversity in healthcare is on a steady increase. It is vital for healthcare organizations to add diversity in their workforce to benefit patients’ comfortability when seeking medical attention. The barriers that stand in the recruitment of minority employees should be broken to benefit both healthcare organizations and their patients.
On the 11th of June, 1982 following the conviction of a criminal offense, Robert Johnson was sentenced to two years probation. The terms of his probation included his person, posessions, and residence being searched upon reasonable request. When a search warrant was executed for Johnson’s roommate, officers testified that with enough reasonable suspicion, they were able to search Johnson’s living area as well.
Disparate treatment is a form of discrimination that is forbidden by laws in which all employers must comply, including fire and emergency services. Disparate treatment in the workplace is applicable to many functions of the workplace including, discipline, promotions, hiring, firing, benefits, layoffs, and testing (Varone, 2012). The claim of disparate treatment arises when a person or group, “is treated differently because of a prohibited classification” (Varone, 2012, p. 439). In the 2010 case, Lewis v. City of Chicago, six plaintiffs accused the city of disparate treatment following testing for open positions within the Chicago Fire Department (Lewis v. City of Chicago, 2010). The case is based on the argument that the Chicago Fire Department firefighter candidate testing, which was conducted in 1995, followed an unfair process of grouping eligible candidates, therefore discriminating against candidates of African-American decent. The case was heard by the Seventh District Court of Appeals and ultimately appeared before the United States Supreme Court, where Justice Scalia delivered the final verdict in favor of the plaintiffs.
Was Dred Scott a free man or a slave? The Dred Scott v. Sandford case is about a slave named Dred Scott from Missouri who sued for his freedom. His owner, John Emerson, had taken Scott along with him to Illinois which was one of the states that prohibited slavery. Scott’s owner later passed away after returning back to Missouri. After suits and counter suits the case eventually made it to the Supreme Court with a 7-2 decision. Chief Justice Taney spoke for the majority, when saying that Dred Scott could not sue because he was not a citizen, also that congress did not have the constitutional power to abolish slavery, and that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional. The case is very important, because it had a lot
Dred Scott, an African American man who was born into slavery, wanted what all slaves would have wanted, their freedom. They were mistreated, neglected, and treated not as humans, but as property. In 1852, Dred Scott sued his current owner, Sanford, about him, no longer being a slave, but a free man (Oyez 1). In Article four of the Constitution, it states that any slave, who set foot in a free land, makes them a free man. This controversy led to the ruling of the state courts and in the end, came to the final word of the Supreme Court. Is he a slave or a free man?
This article emphasizes that poor record-keeping by line managers was an issue. The article identifies a few difficulties that line managers faced in the healthcare industry. They were not willing to or not able to control employee absence in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the organization. Absences were reported late, not reported, or reported inconsistently. Most employers asked the employees to inform of their absence within the first day, but over a quarter of the employers did not have a procedure for employees to follow. The line managers were responsible for any absence notifications. Eighty five percent of employers documented absences on return-to-work interviews, yet only half of the employers required their employees to fill out a return-to-work form.
Many organizations receive benefits, from the government, for being culturally diverse. For example, organizations that follow the government guidelines are given new technology and more resources to better the community health. If a healthcare organization isn’t culturally diverse, it can harm the organization’s incentives and raise concerns on diversity and inequality from the community.
Diversity within the context of public administration refers to the differences and similarities that exist among an agency’s employees, potential employees, customers and other stakeholders. The differences and similarities include groups that are legally defined by equal opportunity laws and regulations which includes (but is not limited to) ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender and age. Public leaders are tasked with ensuring that agencies follow best practice standards to ensure equal opportunities for employees of each of these groups. In order to do so, public leaders must value the complexity of diversity in order to understand that few employees will be defined as belonging to a particular group (N...
When most people think “Diversity” they think of the most communal characteristics: such as: Age, race, gender, sexual orientation, body type, ethnicity, and a person’s
There is evidence to support that there were other employees in Cronan’s department. When his illness was revealed co-workers purportedly threatened to lynch him if he returned. Later it was reported that damaging graffiti had been written on the bathroom stalls. On his return to work after the legal settlement he was treated like a leper by fellow employees. That same day, several co-workers filed a grievance with the local union protesting his re-instatement. The next day the workers walked off the job to reduce their contact with Cronan. Later several employees spoke of their fear of the disease and discomfort with Cronan. These examples prove that there were other employees in the department and thus the supervisors had to see that their rights were upheld, also.