The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace  You have been hired as a management consultant by a large company to examine the business decisions of the company in regard to employee protections. The laws applicable are federal antidiscrimination laws, federal health and safety laws, state laws and employer firing practices related to the employment-at-will doctrine.   In relation to the questions below, write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:  1.  Analyze, identify, and explain recent legislation that helps to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. Provide at least two recent federal legislative protections/laws. Provide some insight when the federal legislation conflicts with the state.  (Please note, the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is not an acceptable example for this question) 2.  Explain the employment-at-will (EAW) doctrine and ALL possible exceptions to the doctrine. Look at the scenarios below and determine whether the decision to fire the employee is a smart one. Identify why or why not and determine all the possible exceptions per the EAW doctrine that are, might be, or could be applicable if the employee sues for wrongful termination.   Scenarios: · Jason, a department supervisor, requests approval to fire his secretary, Joann.  Joann is a devout Christian and was putting out Right to Life flyers in the employee break room.  Joann was also taking a lot of time to pray in the workplace during some of the busiest times of day.  Jason wants to fire Joann. Can Joann sue for wrongful termination and prevail?  · Jamal, a manager, started a blog on the company website for employee grievances. He noticed a worker was protesting that no employees had gotten a raise in the last year and that the CEO was making a lot of money. Jamal reprimanded the worker and the next day, the employee posted a sign-up sheet on the blog to start a union.  Jamal threatened to the fire the employee and, when the employee did not show up for work for a week, fired him.  Can the employee sue for wrongful termination and prevail?  · Lori, head of Accounting, refused to sign Brian’s parental leave request. Brian is seeking 12 weeks of paid leave to care for his newborn son and wants to take this time during the most busy time – tax season. Can Brian sue for wrongful termination and prevail? · Peter has worked for the company for 1 year. He has a rare form of liver disease and works with chemicals that make his condition worse. Peter does not want to stop working, but his boss is not happy with his performance and wants to let him go. Can Peter sue for wrongful termination and prevail?  3.   Determine the law in regard to undocumented workers and whether they are eligible for state workers’ compensation in the United States. Advocate for or against this practice and substantiate your response with research to support your position.  How does the state law conflict with federal immigration law?  Support your response. 4.   Use t.

1. The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace
You have been hired as a management consultant by a large
company to examine the business decisions of the company in
regard to employee protections. The laws applicable are federal
antidiscrimination laws, federal health and safety laws, state
laws and employer firing practices related to the employment-
at-will doctrine.
In relation to the questions below, write a four to six (4-6) page
paper in which you:
1. Analyze, identify, and explain recent legislation that helps to
protect employees from discrimination in the workplace.
Provide at least two recent federal legislative
protections/laws. Provide some insight when the federal
legislation conflicts with the state. (Please note, the Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act is not an acceptable example for this
question)
2. Explain the employment-at-will (EAW)
doctrine and ALL possible exceptions to the doctrine. Look at
the scenarios below and determine whether the decision to fire
the employee is a smart one. Identify why or why not and
determine all the possible exceptions per the
EAW doctrine that are, might be, or could be applicable if the
employee sues for wrongful termination.
Scenarios:
· Jason, a department supervisor, requests approval to fire his
secretary, Joann. Joann is a devout Christian and was putting
out Right to Life flyers in the employee break room. Joann was
also taking a lot of time to pray in the workplace during some of
the busiest times of day. Jason wants to fire Joann. Can Joann
sue for wrongful termination and prevail?

2. · Jamal, a manager, started a blog on the company website for
employee grievances. He noticed a worker was protesting that
no employees had gotten a raise in the last year and that the
CEO was making a lot of money. Jamal reprimanded the worker
and the next day, the employee posted a sign-up sheet on the
blog to start a union. Jamal threatened to the fire the employee
and, when the employee did not show up for work for a week,
fired him. Can the employee sue for wrongful termination and
prevail?
· Lori, head of Accounting, refused to sign Brian’s parental
leave request. Brian is seeking 12 weeks of paid leave to care
for his newborn son and wants to take this time during the most
busy time – tax season. Can Brian sue for wrongful termination
and prevail?
· Peter has worked for the company for 1 year. He has a rare
form of liver disease and works with chemicals that make his
condition worse. Peter does not want to stop working, but his
boss is not happy with his performance and wants to let him go.
Can Peter sue for wrongful termination and prevail?
3. Determine the law in regard to undocumented workers and
whether they are eligible for state workers’ compensation in the
United States. Advocate for or against this practice and
substantiate your response with research to support your
position. How does the state law conflict with federal
immigration law? Support your response.
4. Use the textbook and the Strayer University Library to
locate at least two other quality academic resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do
not qualify as academic resources. The textbook for this class is
a required source for this assignment.
Your assignment must follow these formatting
requirements: This course requires the use of Strayer Writing
Standards (SWS). Paper requires a cover page and a reference
page. Strayer Writing Standards is different than APA and
other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to

3. review the SWS documentation for details and comply with this
requirement.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this
assignment is as follows:
Evaluate law relative to workplace discrimination, employment
at will, state workers’ compensation eligibility and the
Supremacy Clause.
MBA 6601, International Business
Unit IV Assignment
Complete Part1 and Part 2 of this assignment, and submit as a
single document for grading.
Part 1:
Your company is deciding to expand to the following countries,
and you and two other managers will have to visit these
countries to set up operations. You have $1,500.00 to convert in
each currency. Compute the exchange amount for each, and
complete the table.
Country/Currency
USD value for 1 unit of another currency (as of 2/17/16)
Exchange amount
Japanese yen
$0.008754
Ұ
Euro
$1.1159
€
British pound
$1.4398

4. £
While you are visiting each of these countries, you have to buy
supplies and equipment for your operations. You want to
determine what it is costing you in U.S. dollars. Utilizing the
same exchange rates given above, compute the costs into U.S.
dollars, and complete the table:
Japanese yen
Computer Ұ167,000.00
$
Euro
Desks & chairs €1,125.00
$
British pound
Printer £575.00
$
Part 2:
Pedro in Costa Rica wants to purchase some wild Atlantic
salmon from Hans in Iceland. The fish are purchased in
Iceland’s currency, the krona. Pedro’s brother works in a bank
and will take care of the transactions free of charge. Pedro has
1,000,000 colons to start with. (There is no transaction fee, and
shipping is not calculated at this point.)
How much krona does he have to work with?
Answer:
Country/Currency
USD $ value for 1 unit of another currency (as of 2/17/16)
Euro € value for 1 unit of another currency (as of 2/18)
Costa Rica colon CRC
$0.001909
€0.001745
Iceland krona ISK
$0.00788
€0.007062

5. The next day Hans decides to purchase some bananas from his
new trading partner in Costa Rica. Han’s sister works for an
import/export agency and can arrange the transaction in euros
with no fee. Hans takes all of the krona he received from Pedro
and proceeds to convert his currency to colon. (Note, one
country’s currency experienced some weakness overnight.)
How much colon does he have to work with? List your steps and
the results you achieved with each step. Also, explain some
factors that could cause the country’s currency to weaken.
Answer:
MBA 6601, International Business
Exchange Rate Examples
Rates table
Country/Currency USD value for 1 unit of another currency
(as of 3/15/16)
Euro(€) 1.124897
Japanese yen(¥) .008847
Swiss franc(₣) 1.030061
One-step examples
Example 1: Convert $3,000 to euros.

6. Divide the dollar amount by the given euro rate (1.124897).
$3,000 ÷ 1.124897 = €2,666.91
Example 2: Convert $3,000 to yen.
Divide the dollar amount by the given yen rate (.008847).
$3,000 ÷ .008847 = ¥339,098
Example 3: Convert ₣1,500 to U.S. dollars.
Multiply the Swiss franc amount by the given Swiss franc rate
(1.030061).
₣1,500 * 1.030061 = $1,545.09
Example 4: Convert €16,000 to U.S. dollars.
Multiply the euro amount by the given euro rate (1.124897).
€16,000 * 1.124897 = $17,998.35
Multiple-step Examples
In some cases, it may take a few steps to calculate the currency
since only the most frequently used rates

7. are provided by financial media. An example would be
converting euros to yen. (You do not have to use
this method to complete your assignment if you are familiar
with an alternative method.)
Example 5: Convert €3,000 to yen
Step 1: Convert euros to dollars, €3,000 * 1.124897 = $3,374.69
Step 2: Convert dollars to yen, $3,374.69 ÷ .008847 =
¥381,450.32
Example 6: Convert ¥50,000 to Swiss francs.
Step 1: Convert yen to dollars, ¥50,000 * .008847 = $442.35
Step 2: Convert dollars to Swiss francs, $442.35 ÷ 1.030061 =
₣429.44
Practice
Country/Currency USD value for 1 unit of another currency
Euro(€) 1.121303
Japanese yen(¥) .008878

8. British pound (£) 1.428021
Convert $8,000 into the following currencies:
1. Euros –
2. Yen –
3. Pounds –
Convert the following into U.S. dollars:
4. €1,000 –
5. ¥60,000 –
6. £400 –
Convert the following:
7. €2,000 to pounds
8. ¥70,000 to pounds
Note:

9. Solution
s are on the following page.