If Liz Ames at Vision Software sends the memo she has written to her boss and is
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- If Liz Ames at Vision Software sends the memo she has written to her boss and is subsequently terminated would any of the exceptions to the "employment at will" doctrine apply to her case?Would she be protected under any federal law? Explain your reasoning.
- Josie Zaroft, a 56 year-old senior software engineer at Future App, has informed the human resource department that in advance of scheduled gender reassignment surgery, she would like the staff to refer to her using only female pronouns.The head of HR, Susan, once dated Josie when she was known as Joe, a biological male. Susan calls Josie in for a performance review and states that Josie will not receive a previously-promised promotion because her transition will make it difficult to manage the team of older male tech workers who "just won't understand this she-male fad." Susan further states that Josie "must be crazy" and is too old to be "performing drag" in the office.Has Josie suffered from any "discriminatory practice" under federal law? Identify which federal laws prohibiting job discrimination might apply, and explain why?
Reference:
Please read below articles and answer the following questions
- Muhl, C.J."The Employment-at-will Doctrine:Three Major Exceptions." https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/01/art1full.pdf
- Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html
- K. Reardon, "The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk. - The case study concerns a woman who believes that she and other women are being discriminated against in her company. https://hbr.org/1993/03/the-memo-every-woman-keeps-in-her-desk
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