Newcorp Solutions

NewCorp Solutions

Maria M. Arias

Business Law/531

July 19, 2010

Angela Floyd

NewCorp Solutions

Laws were created to protect the employee from unfair practices from the employer. These laws protect employees from discrimination such as firing without cause, sexual harassment, protection of employment for the disable, fair wages and benefits, etc. NewCorp is currently reviewing three cases in which there are potential problems with laws not being followed.

Pat

Pat was hired to manage the NewCorp property in Vermont. When he was hired, he was informed of the protocol and procedures of the company including Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and at will discharge. “Under common law, employers could terminate an employee at any time and for any reason” (Cheeseman, 2010, p. 512). NewCorp does participate in at-will firing, and because of federal laws and NewCorp protocols and procedures, Pat deserves for the company to review his case.

“Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a title of a federal statute enacted to eliminate job discrimination based on five protected classes: race, color, religion, sex, and national origin” (Cheeseman, 2010, p. 512). Although Pat would have to provide prove that his firing is because of discrimination from one of the five protected classes, NewCorp has to keep complete documentation to show otherwise. As a company NewCorp is a company that participates in equal employment opportunity, and the protocols are part of the bylaws of the company.

NewCorp protocol for Unsatisfactory Performance/Corrective Actions Plan states that an employee will be notified of a performance deficiency and will be placed in a corrective action plan to improve performance. Pat has worked for the company for three months and until he has not been informed about his unsatisfactory performance. He believes that his firing is because of his right of speech in a local school board meeting. If this is correlated to his firing he...