This is a five part question.

Discuss whether each individual has a case against the employer under employment law. Remember to use the format in the examples below and make sure your answer uses because.

Example 1:

Q: Alice was hired as a receptionist and is an at-will employee with no contract. She does good work, but her boss Mandy just cant stand being around her. One day Mandy has had enough and fires Alice.

A: Alice has no case because she is an at will employee who may be terminated at any time for any reason that does not violate the law. Though it is not nice of Mandy to fire someone because she doesnt like her, it is not against the law to do so.

Example 2:

Q: Chad is a 50 year old supervisor. He learns one day that he is being fired and replaced with Corey, a 31 year old, because it was time for some new blood and new ideas.

A: Based on these facts, Chad has a case for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act because he is a member of the protected group (over 40), is qualified for the position, and was let go for reasons that suggest age discrimination.

Part 1: ABC Corp. hires salespeople based upon a standardized written test, with the highest scoring applicants being hired. Over the past two years, the total pool of applicants consisted of 50% male and 50% female. Based solely on tests scores, 90% of all new hires were female. Paul and a group of males who were not hired want to sue for discrimination.

Part 2: Connie works the information desk at a large metropolitan airport. After Connies leg is amputated for medical reasons, she requests a high stool to sit on while she is at the information booth. Her employer denies her request because they feel it would not look good to have her sitting while the other information booth employees were standing.

Part 3: Johnny applies to a womens clothing company for a job as a runway model for their latest fashion line, but he is rejected specifically because of his gender.

Part 4: Its been a big year for Janice, who is an at-will employee at a large company. She had a baby nine months ago, her parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, and her husband just returned from being deployed overseas. To celebrate, she plans a cruise for her family and requests two weeks of leave from her employer under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Her request is denied and when she returns from the cruise she learns that she no longer has a job.

Part 5: Johnny is an at-will employee at a medical billing company. He discovers that the company is overbilling insurance companies on purpose, which is a crime, and reports them to law enforcement. He is fired once the company learns that he was the snitch.