(Signature Assignment: Critical Thinking, Introduced Level)

Compliance and the HR Functions

Before starting this assignment, be sure that you are familiar with what is meant by “critical thinking.”

Critical thinking is one of the five key rubric criteria by which your assignments are graded. Therefore, you are expected to demonstrate evidence of critical thinking in all assignments. For an overview of critical thinking, first read the Kurland article and then review the chart and watch the video:

What is Critical Thinking? (2012) Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oAf3g5_138

Foundation for Critical Thinking (2015). Our Concept and Definition of Critical Thinking. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/our-concept-of-critical-thinking/411

Kurland, D. (2000). What is critical thinking? Critical Reading. Retrieved from http://www.criticalreading.com/critical_thinking.htm

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. (2014) A must-have chart featuring critical thinking skills. Retrieved from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/05/a-must-have-chart-featuring-critical.html

For this assignment, review the following:

HR Hero. (2017). Employment at Will. Retrieved from http://topics.hrhero.com/employment-at-will-and-employment-law/

HR Hero. (2017). USERRA (The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act). http://topics.hrhero.com/userra-uniformed-services-employment-and-reemployment-rights-act/

U.S. Department of Agriculture (n.d.) IRCA Antidiscrimination Provisions. Retrieved from http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal19/ircadisc.htm.

Case Assignment

You will explore the topics below and how they impact the private sector (not the public sector) workplace:

• Employment at Will Doctrine
• Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
• USERRA

Address the following in a 4- to 5-page paper (not counting the cover page, references page and Appendix), supporting your arguments with citations to sources from the course and your research. Use at least five sources, plus any applicable background readings to support your discussion.

1. Provide a half-page summary of Employment at Will Doctrine, IRCA, and USERRA. Include these summaries together in one Appendix at the end of your paper.
2. Discuss how major Human Resource Management functions are impacted as you discuss the following:
   • Examine employment at will and its exceptions. Explain the exception that has had the greatest impact on the private sector workplace.
   • Discuss the one most important change you see is needed to the IRCA and explain your reasoning.
   • Review USERRA and detail its positive and negative impacts on the private sector workplace.

Upload your paper by the module due date.

Critical Thinking Emphasis

This assignment is designed to assess your critical thinking skills at the “introduced” level.

It is very important that you address each question below, and then write out your analysis. This will clarify your paper and also ensure that you do not leave out a topic. Remember that you are reviewing the effects of these regulations on the civilian private sector workforce and not the military public sector workforce. Please review Employment at Will, USERRA and IRCA and watch the links below. Good luck!

Employment at-will video

Employee behavior away from the office video

Employment at Will Basics

Immigration Hiring scenario

For this assignment you must be familiar with how each of the following impacts HRM actions:

1. Exceptions to Employment at (Click on the link for a brief overview.)
2. Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). (Click on the link for a brief )
3. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). (Click on the link for a

Case Assignment

For this case assignment, you will be focusing on a, b, and c listed above. Discuss the following in an integrated essay, backing up your statements with research:

1. Provide a half-page summary of each of the topics, Employment at Will Doctrine, IRCA, and USERRA. Include these summaries together in one Appendix at the end of your paper.
2. Consider the major Human Resource Management functions in addressing the following:

1. 1. Examine employment at will and its exceptions. Explain the exception that has had the greatest impact on the private sector workplace.
   2. Discuss the one most important change you see is needed to the IRCA? Why?
   3. Examine USERRA and detail its positive and negative impacts on the private sector workplace.