3-1. Explain why HR decisions are heavily regulated. Based on your analysis of current social forces, what new laws or regulations do you think will be passed or issued in the next few years?

3-2. You own a small construction business. One of your workers is 55 years old and had heart bypass surgery about six months ago. He wants to come back to work, but you are concerned that he will not be able to handle the job’s physical tasks. What should you do? What are you prohibited from doing? What laws apply in this case?

3-3. What is adverse impact? How does it differ from adverse treatment?

3-4. How can an individual show prima facie evidence for adverse impact discrimination? How would an employer defend itself from this evidence?

3-5. Many companies in the United States have recently put an end to the practice of giving an annual employee Christmas party due to complaints by employees with non-Christian religious backgrounds or spiritual values who claimed the Christmas party was a discriminatory employment practice. These employees argued that the employer who celebrated by paying for an employee Christmas party favored Christianity over other religions and belief systems. Do you think non-Christian employees are treated illegally or unethically when the employer decides to give a Christmas party for all the employees? Why? What reasonable accommodation could an employer make to satisfy both the Christian and non-Christian employees?