Please review the following case study to complete this week’s assignment:

Rome, Inc., a new fast-growing party planning company, started with five employees at one location. Today, the company has grown to 40 full-time and 26 part-time employees at seven locations throughout the state. Freelance employees are hired when needed, especially during the holiday and wedding seasons. Nearly 70 percent of the full-time employees are in the millennial generation and actively use social media, including when they are at work. Customers have started to make comments about what they have seen on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Listed below are a few examples:

• Some employees have uploaded photos of other employees drinking at a bar.
• Another complaint from a customer was that an employee publicly posted sensitive personal information about the customer’s 17-year-old child after the teenager refused to go on a date with the employee.
• There have been posts about the company’s financial performance complaining that, while the company is making good money, the company is still paying some employees the minimum-wage hourly rate.
• Finally, when an employee could not change their vacation because they had done so twice and there was no one to cover for them, the employee labeled the company as unfriendly to working parents and shared it on numerous social media sites.

The company leadership is baffled and decided to talk with the company’s attorney about the situation. Leadership did not want to punish the staff or violate their rights, but they also had to find a way to protect the company and its reputation. The attorney suggested implementing a social media policy. The owners drafted a social media policy that was approved by the attorney. Employees were notified that the policy was coming. A number of the employees do not believe the company has the right to tell them what to put on their personal social media accounts. Another group, who do not use social media, are not concerned about the upcoming policy; while a group of more seasoned employees wants HR to move forward with the policy, so they can get back to the work of the business.

Assignment Criteria

Assuming you are a leader in the case study company, use Lewin’s force field analysis as a tool to help you determine if you will move forward with the social media policy, make changes to the policy before moving forward, or not implement the policy at all.

Begin by researching information related to social media policies and the National Labor Relations Act as it applies to employee rights.

Now, thinking about the pros and cons of a social media policy for your organization, complete the force-field analysis by using the template in the following manner:

• Explain your proposal for the change to implement an organizational social media policy.
• Identify those forces for the change and defend the most important benefits this change will deliver.
• Identify the forces against the change. Explain any resistance, and then defend your response. Then, determine the costs and risks involved in the change.
• Rate each force (1–lowest impact to 5–highest impact). This will help you goal determine how much influence each force has on the change.
• Make a decision! If you plan to move forward, the next step is to create an action plan, which needs to weaken or remove, restraining forces or strengthen driving forces so that they increase the ‘net’ force for a successful change. Provide a rationale based on your decision.

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

***THE COMPANY IS GEICO 250 WORDS MAX***

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

Develop a 750-1,000 word high level staffing and compensation plan. The plan should contain an introduction and conclusion that make relevant connections to the course objectives.

The purpose of this assignment is to simulate the thought process that managers use when planning for staffing and compensating employees. Students are not expected to produce a detailed proposal. Rather, the expectation is that students demonstrate consideration of the multiple complexities involved in staffing and compensation.

Obtain the Instructor’s approval on the selected organization before writing the Staffing and Compensation Plan which should include:

1. Introduction.
2. Discussion of the staffing needs of your organization.
3. Explanation of the compensation plan for your organization.****
4. Description of the employee benefits offered.
5. Conclusion.

Incorporate three to five resources (including your textbook) to support your Staffing and Compensation Plan.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Please review the DQ forum for this week. Select 2-3 postings from your peers to analyze in your personal assignment response. Posting are attached.  For your personal assignment this week:

Write a 3 page summary on your analysis of the discussion comments and how you believe this content has increased your ethical self-awareness. Please include alternatives, analysis, application, and action.

The assignment should be submitted as a Word document and APA format is required. The title page and reference page are not counted in the 3 page requirement. The paper will need a strong introduction  and conclusion paragraphs with creditable references

 Read the below topics and find 2 article and complete an annotated bibliography for each article.

• Read “Organizational Characteristics and HRM Policies on Rights: Exploring the Patterns of Connections“
  
• Read “Ethical vs. Legal Responsibilities for HR Professionals“
• Review “Workplace Privacy and Employee Monitoring” 

 Annotated Bibliography should be  ¾ page long for each article.  It should be double-spaced, and you are to use Times New Roman 12 font. 

• APA Reference before the information; Annotated bibliographies must be written in manner, in which, they are understandable. You must describe all-important data such as: 

• The participants 

• The reason the study was conducted 

• What research design was used (surveys, interviews, case study, etc.)

 • Which research analysis was used (MANOVA, ANOVA etc.)

 • The results of the study along with any conclusions of the author(s) Your study must include all of these (if applicable). Your AB MAY NOT be copied and pasted directly from the source. There MUST NOT be any form of plagiarism in your annotated bibliography. You are required to write this assignment in your own words

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Discussion:

Suppose a coworker just brought you a union leaflet urging employees to sign an authorization card. What questions would you ask of the union supporter? What may happen from this point on?

2 refrences;  200 words

Part I:  Supporting Strategic Objectives

 (400-500 words) Describe your team’s selected company. In the description, include such factors as but not limited to: What type of business or industry is it? Where is the business located? How long has the organization been in business?o What type of product or service does it provide? o Include the mission and vision statements of the organization. o How many employees are in the organization? (Remember, the company must have at least 50 employees but should not be much larger than 300).o What type of workforce does it have? Such as mostly hourly, mostly exempt level, some union, etc. o Discuss the general demographics of the area including any specific competition for hiring employees.

Think of a recent change that happened in your organization. Try to focus on a large change, not just a small change in artifacts, such as a form. It might be a policy change, a change in leadership, a change in organizational goals. Think about how it was implemented. 

Based on Kotter’s 8 steps, describe the change. Did your organization follow each step? If so, describe how. If not, describe how “skipping” that step may have impacted the change and how employees responded to it. Use at least two class resources in your post. Remember to cite correctly.

* References 

https://sourcepov.com/2010/04/10/org-culture-intervention/.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on patterns of thinking, with decreased attention on patterns of behavior and emotional components of relationships. Researchers have given an enormous amount of attention to CBT and its application to a variety of individual mental health concerns, but they also have appropriated it for working with couples and families. Many systems purists argue that CBT is an individual-oriented theory that lacks systemic concepts necessary to conceptualize family or couple issues. In the end, you will have to make the decision as a couples and family helping professional as to whether CBT can address the relational demands of practitioner work with couples and families.

Choose one media resource from this week’s resources to review. As you begin to formulate a theory-based treatment plan, consider how you would maintain focus on the cognitive-behavioral realm of the couples and/or families, yet attend to the emotional dynamics present in the video.

The Assignment (2–3 pages)

Based on the theory demonstrated in the video you chose (CBT with either a couple or family):

• Define the problem.
• Formulate a theory-based treatment plan including short- and long-term goals for the couples and/or families.
• Describe two theory-based interventions you would use and justify your selection.
• Explain one anticipated outcome of each.

Gottman, J. M., & Gottman, J. S. (Producers). (2009a). Gottman couples therapy: A new research-based approach: The sound relationship house [Video file].

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 30 minutes.

Accessible playerCredit: Provided by Gottman Institute

reply to the students’ response and not the question  in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name 

question-

Read the hypothetical below. What are John’s potential claims if he is terminated this week?

John is a 54-year-old man with diabetes. He has worked for Telco for 20 years. Lately, he has difficulty concentrating and makes numerous mistakes. He has missed several days of work due to his diabetes. Supervisor Mark wants to fire John this week.

Instructions: Please write in essay format.  Include the guidance below in your analysis:
a) Set forth the federal statute and/or theories of law that are applicable.
b) Identify the legal issue(s) that exist and claims that may be brought based on the facts of the case.
c) Apply the facts of the case to the elements of the law/theories of law.
d) Cite a case in the text which is on point with the scenario, or compare and contrast with a case in the text.
e) Provide an action item agenda of specific objectives you would recommend implementing in order to prevent future exposure to liability. Be specific (e.g., if training is a recommendation, describe the type of training in detail).

Students response

John is a 54-year-old man with diabetes. He has worked for Telco for 20 years. Lately, he has difficulty concentrating and makes numerous mistakes. He has missed several days of work due to his diabetes. Supervisor Mark wants to fire John this week.

This case obviously involves the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, of which Title I specifically protects employees and those seeking employment, all of which is enforced by the EEOC, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Along with the well know ADA there are other laws and acts that prohibit discrimination of those with disabilities such as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 section 501 which specifically addresses employment.

If the employee can prove that their illness has risen to the level of a disability they could involve their employer in a potential discrimination suit.

The FMLA, or Family and Medical Leave Act allows for up to 12 weeks leave if the employee works for a covered company and has a serious medical condition that precludes them from performing the essential functions of their job.

Similar to Bragdon vs. Abbott in which it was declared HIV could be considered a disability, so could a chronic illness such as diabetes when considering the extent to which it affects the employee.

 This scenario sounds like it could have easily been caused by a lack of education.  A very focused training would need to take place targeting management to educate them on the laws that protect workers, specifically employees with illness or disability.  It would also be prudent to have a more generalized training for all employees, but possibly timed appropriately so as not to draw attention to the situation and cause any undue uncomfort to the affected employee.

Activity 6: Selection (100 points)

Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 4-page response is required.)

Part A

Star Enterprises, Inc. is a multi-state company involved with diversified manufacturing. They are currently developing a hiring initiative for their corporate offices. A job analysis has been completed, and the company is beginning to define what the applicant pool for external candidates needs to look like. This will require the development of a selection plan. Answer each of the following questions. (A 1-page response is required.) (30 points)

1. What is a selection plan? What are the three (3) steps in the construction process? Why is it necessary?

2. Describe in detail the three (3) decisions in the selection sequence that should be made once the plan is initiated.

Part B

Star Enterprises has now completed the selection plan and has begun their initial assessment process to screen out the most obviously unqualified applicants from the pool. Having made their initial “cuts,” they are now ready to make more precise decisions regarding the remaining applicants. Respond to the following questions regarding substantive assessment techniques. (A 1-page response is required.) (30 points)

1. Discuss the five (5) most common types of substantive assessment techniques.

2. How should Star decide which of these techniques is most appropriate for their environment? Discuss.

Part C

Star Enterprises has now completed the assessment process and is ready to make job offers. They need to be sure that the job offers they create contain all of the necessary components and that they have the right process in place to create, present, and process job offers. Respond to the following questions regarding the job offer. (A 2-page response is required.) (30 points)

1. Describe four (4) of the six (6) components of a job offer.

2. Thoroughly describe three (3) components of the job offer process and explain why they are important to the success of the hire.

 The final paper for BU214 will focus on Ethics in Healthcare Administration. For this paper the student will identify an ethical issue in healthcare and prepare a personal position paper that will focus on the following areas:

 – What is the ethical issue

 – Who does this affect and how

 – Why is this an ethical issue

 – What are some alternatives to this particular ethical issue

– Your personal position on this particular ethical issue

This case study will be prepared in APA format including double spacing and references. The paper should be 5 to 10 pages in length (not including cover or references). The grading rubric is listed below and should be referenced when conducting your research and preparing your paper. Students are encouraged to present your potential topics prior to starting your research. 

This assignment is due 5/5/19