Legal Workplace Investigation, ADR, and Union Involvement

Legal Workplace Investigation, ADR, and Union Involvement

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 4: Describe the grievance process, dispute resolution options, and protection of employees from retaliation.
Analyze processes and key issues for conducting a legal workplace investigation.
Compare alternative dispute resolution processes.
Competency 5: Examine the impact of labor unions on employee-employer relationships.
Assess the impact of unions on the alternative dispute resolution process.
Competency 6: Communicate professionally with all stakeholders.
Write in a clear, well-organized manner with the required number of resources to support a central idea, with no technical writing errors, as expected of a business professional.
Assignment Instructions

For this assessment, analyze the value of efficient workplace investigations, effective ADR processes, and the impact unions have on ADRs.

Part 1: Hostile Work Environment Investigation
Complete the following:

Analyze processes and key issues for conducting a legal workplace investigation.
Select one scenario from the Sexual Harassment Workplace Scenarios document linked in the resources and complete the following:
Brainstorm some investigatory questions you would like to ask the employees involved.
Discuss if the employee’s actions rise to the level of hostile workplace harassment.
Explain how the interview questions you would like to ask would be legally compliant with a hostile work environment investigation. 
Part 2: Alternative Dispute Resolutions
Complete the following:

Compare ADRs.
Address the following using your current organization as the context, if possible, so that you can include your insights into organizational culture and norms:
What are the three most important things you would be concerned about if charged with creating a new ADR process for an organization?
How would you ensure that employees would not face retaliation?
How would you compare ADR practices, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration? In what ways are these practices similar and different?
Part 3: Different Unions, Different Issues
Complete the following:

Assess the impact of unions on the ADR process.
Address the following questions, using your current organization for context or another organization that is unionized:
How might having a union involved help or hinder the process for investigations?
Does the issue change with the presence of a union?
What are the benefits to the organization and employee for having a union?
Refer to the Legal Workplace Investigation, ADR, and Union Involvement Scoring Guide to ensure you meet the grading criteria for this assignment.

Assignment Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

Length: Your analysis should consist of three distinct sections. Use headings to organize each section of 2–3 double-spaced pages. Include a references page at the end.
Written communication: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional. Your writing should be:
Concise and logically organized.
Free of errors in grammar and mechanics.
Validation and support: Use 3–4 relevant and credible scholarly or professional resources such as the Wall Street Journal.
APA formatting: Format all citations and references in accordance with current APA guidelines.
Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resourccixes for helpful writing information.

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