Discussion Assignment
Department of Health
For
this discussion, assume you have a job with the federal government in
the Department of Health. You work in a back room and do not engage with
the public, but you specifically deal with childbirth issues. You are
also heavily involved in many social causes, including membership in
several anti-abortion groups. After work, you often march and protest
with these groups throughout Washington, DC. You wear many t-shirts to
work that express your anti-abortion beliefs. There is no dress code at
work, but several of the employees have complained to your boss about
the clothes you wear to work. Your boss has told you that you can no
longer wear your anti-abortion t-shirts to work and that you might want
to rethink your after work activities.
- For your initial response, discuss who is right – you or your
boss? Be sure to incorporate course concepts from this week’s reading
into your response. You are making constitutional arguments, so do not
focus on the anti-abortion subject matter. - Post replies to at least two other students. You can agree or
disagree with other students, but you must include new information in
your replies to further the discussion. - Doing more than the minimum will enhance your grade.
- All posts are to be substantial, incorporate course concepts, and
relate to the discussion issue. You might also want to conduct some
independent research to enhance your posts - Use 250-300 words when doing the Discussion Assignment
*(The discussion assignment is due tomorrow at 11:59pm ET So start this immediately)
Peer Response
(Respond to each of the two students. Use 150-200 words when responding to students, Start off with (“hello Name”).
Timothy
If there is truly no dress code, then the boss is in the wrong in
this scenario. If the boss believes that personal beliefs are affecting
the work being done, then he or she should address the performance
issues, and not directly the dress code issue. Since there is no dress
code in existence, it can be an infringment on an employees first
amendement right to free speech to not allow them to wear a t-shirt
supporting their personal views. The boss could have a conversation
about the t-shirts and messaging, and request them not to be worn, but
to outright disallow it would be wrong. The question here is if the
attire is causing the workplace to become hostile or is it affecting
performance of any employees. The resolution may be that a dress code
is needed, in which case it will be difficult to draw the line, for a
government office, as to what is acceptable and what is not without
infringing on a person’s first amendment right. At the same time, it is
important to create a workspace that is not threatining to other
workers and allows them to go about their work.
As for the second issue, attending protests during personal time,
this again is no place for the boss to tell an employee what he or she
can do in their free time. The First amendment guarantees everyone the
right to peaceably protest. This includes government employees. As
long as the protesting is done on personal time and within other legal boundaries, there should be no reason for a boss to tell any government
employee that they need to “rethink” their after work activities.
*(The Second Student didn’t Post their discussion Assignment yet. when they do I will give you the responses so you can respond to them)
Alexis Nexis Problems
*The Instructions and the assignment matrix are attached below
The purpose of this problem assignment is for you to become familiar
with how to use the LexisNexis legal research database, read common law,
and prepare a case brief. Case briefs help students expand their
knowledge of common law.
*(This Assignment is important so If you can’t guarantee quality
work then don’t bid. if instructions are not followed then the
assignment will be refunded.)
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