Read the Samson v$.$ Federal case study in Chapter $9$ of your textbook.

Based on your review of the case study, address the following:

The court ultimately concluded that a reasonable jury could not find that test$-$driving was

an essential function of this job. Consider the determining factors that led to this

conclusion. In responding to this topic, be sure to consider any reasonable

HRM$341$ Employment Law

Unit $3$ Assignment Forum

accommodations that could have been provided for such a disability. Consider how the

ruling in this case $($factors in this case$)$ impacts your practice as a Human Resources

Manager.

Based on your review of the case study, address the role of residency requirements in

hiring practices in general and whether or not residency requirements are, in general, a

valid hiring criterion.

Part $1$

$$ Summarize the law or legal principle involved. $($This can generally be done in one

paragraph.$)$

$$ Summarize the case or event. Share the important facts and highlights that are

important from a Human Resources practice perspective. $($This can generally be

done with one or two short paragraphs.$)$

$$ Explain why the facts and highlights you chose were important for the practice of

HR$.$

Part $2$

$$ List at least five ways this case or event might impact the practice of HR$.($This is

a brainstorming activity. A bulleted list is fine for this.$)$

$$ Identify which of the five items is most important to HR$.$ Provide an assessment

and analysis of that item, along with one directly related specific recommendation

for the HR team. The recommendation must be actionable, must be explained,

and must be supported with evidence from your readings and research.

$($Keep in mind generic statements, broad ideas, unsupported personal opinions, and

merely repeating what is in this assignment description do not satisfy the assignment

requirements.$)$

This assignment is your opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the law or

legal principles based on the case or event reviewed as it relates to the practice of HR$.$

This assignment is also your opportunity to demonstrate your critical thinking and

analytical skills by using the case or event as a catalyst to explore how HR practices

can be improved.

The goal of this assignment is not to do as much writing as possible but to do as much

focused and thoughtful idea$-$sharing as possible.

Make sure you use evidence and support for each section of your response.

The ideal assignment will include the following:

$$ Introduction

$$ Response to Part $1($with citations linked to a reference$)$

$$ Response to Part $2($with citations linked to a reference$)$

$$ Conclusion $($with citations linked to a reference$)$

$$ References $($with a minimum of three references$)$