• Determine  the importance of equal pay between men and women. Then, suggest two  (2) valid reasons why their pay may be different for the same position.  Justify your response. 
• Assess  the importance of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)  when an employer provides benefits of any kind. Classify two (2) pros of  an employee using the benefits that the employer provides and at least  one (1) con that may be a conflict for an employee using such benefits. Note: Refer to cases in your textbook as you formulate your response. 

Respond to Evelyn Pinales post 

Consider that you are a large organization and you are preparing to move your business from New Jersey to Arizona in 12 months.   Your business has 2500 employees.  Some will lose their job, some will retire and some will move with the company.   You have 12 months to prepare for this organizational change.  

2.  Your job is to recommend to management the model that they should use over the coming year to best manage this change.  So, I ask that you prepare a 12- 15 page presentation (PowerPoint) comparing and contrasting the nine models with the end goal to select one that best fits this organizational situation.  In addition, include a title page and a reference page, APA format.   Each of the 12 – 15 pages should include notes with at least 150 – 200 words each on the notes section at the bottom of each slide.   The notes reflect comments that you will use for yourself when you present to management that back up your bulleted slides.   The PowerPoint slides that management will see will be a summary that you will talk to during the presentation. 

3.  The first half of your presentation will include the discussion of the nine models, and in the second half of your presentation, select the change model that you think is most appropriate for this process of getting your employees on board with the upcoming move.  Discuss the phases of the model you select and explain why it is most appropriate.   Use several slides to explain the steps this company should take using the recommended model and why they are important for success.   Move through the 12 month process.

(9 models)

1.  Lewin

2.  Bullock and Batten

3.  Kotter

4.  Bechard and Harris

5.  Nadler and Tushman

6.  William Bridges

7.  Carnall

8.  Senge

9.  Stacey and Shaw

 PLEASE PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS

 Re-read the hypothetical case scenario you created.  

Conduct some online research and identify community resources that would be beneficial to the client and/or family. 

 In a minimum of TWO-pages (not counting the title page and reference page) address the following:

• Identify at least four (4) community resources that may be beneficial to the client and/or family.
• Provide the name and location for the community resource and why you believe the resource would be beneficial to the client and/or family.

 Using the Sample Referral Form, complete at least three (3) referrals for the client and/or family. The only thing that I need completed on the referral form completed is the reason for the referral.

I have also uploaded the case scenario for you to read to help with finding the resources. The location is Beaufort SC.

There are three goals of the Thought Paper assignment enabled in two written parts (Part A and Part B). 

Goal One

The first goal is to enable you to think over pressing issues in employee compensation and benefits to help you determine your position on the issue. A sample issue: Should companies abandon the use of compensation surveys?

In your paper, you will take a position on the issue (e.g., I believe that companies should not abandon the use of compensation surveys because…), and provide a rationale for your position, calling on outside sources to help substantiate it. Your position stated before the word because is Part A of the written paper.

Goal Two

The second goal is to find your voice as an aspiring professional. Your opinion should be informed by an analysis of credible sources and experiences to earn respect in your profession, and your opinion and analysis is the information that follows the word because in Part A. This section is Part B of the written paper.

Goal Three

The third goal is to provide an opportunity for you to express information clearly and concisely in written form. This is a general goal.

Your Role

In preparing this assignment, assume the role of a compensation professional who is briefing HR colleagues on a timely employee compensation topic. In the example, you would provide a rationale for each point that you raise after the word because.

Base your paper on two or three articles from HR-practitioner publications (e.g., HRMagazine, published by the Society for Human Resource Management), business periodicals (e.g., Forbes), major newspapers (e.g., New York Times, The Wall Street Journal), or other news outlets (e.g., cnn.com). Please cite your sources in the text using a consistent style and list each source as a reference on the last page of your assignment. There should be sufficient information to enable me to obtain the item (that is, author name, source such as a website, year if it is a book or journal, and the pages numbers if it is a book or journal). And formulate a rationale for your position based on your chosen sources and professional experience.

Assignment Grading

You will receive credit for this assignment (20 to 30 points based on the quality of your answer) if you satisfy Parts A and B. Stating your position (Part A) without providing any coherent rationale based on your thoughts and outside sources (Part B) earns you 3 points—10% of the total points. Stating your position (Part A) and providing a rationale that does not include your own thoughts or information from relevant sources to substantiate it (Part B) earns you 15 points—50% of the total points.  Please spell- and grammar check your work. Having more than two errors will lead to a reduction of 1 point per error (that is, 1 point for the 3rd error, 1 point for the 4th error, and so forth).

Thought Paper 1 (Due September 13, 11:59 pm, Central Time)

Your Topic for This Assignment

The U.S. federal government should mandate regular increases (either set by time such as yearly or by an objective index such as the cost-of-living index) to the federal minimum wage rather than states and cities.

Your Task

Indicate whether the U.S. federal government should mandate regular increases to the federal minimum rather than states and cities. This is Part A.

Provide a rationale for your position. This is Part B.

Please limit your write-up to 250 to 300 words (excluding references).

Prepare your paper as a Microsoft Word file and upload to Turnitin.

Organizations from time to time must make hard decisions (expand, lay off employees, or close a facility). As a manager, you will have to use work experiences, advice from supervisors, and the organizational culture to support your decision. Organizational culture is the sum of the values and beliefs shared among employees.

Suppose you are a manager who is faced with having to reduce headcount (lay off one of your two employees) in your unit. Sales within the company have declined due to the downward spiral of the economy and each department within the organization is faced with making the same decision. Fortunately, you only have to cut one job; others are reducing more.

• Mary is in her mid-20s, single, college graduate, she is very hard working and was in the top 10% of the performance ratings this year, she constantly volunteers to travel, work weekends and evenings. However, she supports political causes that could be viewed as contrary to the goals of the company.
• Alice is in her mid-40s, has two young children, her husband is a doctor, her performance is good, and she has above average performance reviews. However, she has limited availability on weekends and limitations on overnight travel due to her volunteer work with local charities.

Step 2 – Post a Response

Respond to the following:

• As a manager who would you select to layoff and why?
• What is the potential impact of this choice on organizational culture?

This week you will wrap up your learning from this term. You will assume the role of an evaluator for your workplace or one in which you are familiar. You will draft a progress report that includes measures and reports. Your work will describe and assess the plan for the acceptance and use of an evaluation system and/or scorecard. In addition, you will choose an evaluation system that you feel is best suited for the work environment. Your paper will determine the stage of development for the evaluation system and will provide an analysis and recommendation plan for improving the evaluation system within the workplace. In conclusion, summarize how the use of an evaluation is an essential indicator of organizational health.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

·  Write at least 4 pages using Microsoft Word in APA style.

·  Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

·  Include cover page and reference page.

·  Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.

·  Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

·  References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

One of the hot topics in many healthcare organizations today is revenue cycle management. We typically do not get paid when services are rendered nor do we get the full cost of providing that care. As a result we incur costs for facilities, supplies, and labor that have to be covered. The ultimate goal of revenue cycle management is to convert services into the correct amount of cash reimbursement. This can be a bit difficult for medical practices. One reason is that providers often forget it is a business. Getting providers more involved in this process is the focus of this week’s discussion question.

Discuss why it is important for the practice physicians to be involved in revenue cycle management. What role do you see them having in this process? What message does it send to staff? Do you think it will compromise patient care? What would say to a provider who shows some resistance to being a part of the process?

Please see attached

2 pages with 2-4 references. 

Your Task Jack respects your opinion on business matters and has asked you for your views on his situation.

· What would be your recommendation?

· What factors should Jack take into account in deciding what course of action to take?

See attached word document for case study, task and grading rubric.