Reinstatement letter and employer response for Mary Mary was a 14-year employee of XYZ Business, a n

Reinstatement letter and employer response for Mary

Mary was a 14-year employee of XYZ Business, a non-union
employer XYZ has experienced declining revenues over the past 12 months and
initiates a reduction-on-force (RIF) plan Mary is terminated from employment
as part of the RIF and given a severance package including three months’ pay
and COBRA benefits She did not sign a release or any other documents when the
RIF took place Several weeks later, Mary learns, during a casual conversation
with a friend at the corner bar, that XYZ only terminated employees over 55
Mary is 57 years old and was a middle management employee Mary goes back to
the Human Resources Department of XYZ and demands that she be reinstated based
on the newly acquired information

a Write a letter on behalf of Mary to the HR Manager of XYZ
Business in support of her request for reinstatement and other appropriate
remedies

b Draft a response on behalf of the employer Present the
research supporting both documents, citing your sources (case law, articles,
etc)

As you prepare to write the two letters you note the key
legal topics and principles that you need to incorporate

a The relevant anti-discrimination statutes, including
Title Vll, ADEA, ADA, Equal Pay Act and Civil Rights Act of 1991

b How to demonstrate an effective process for responding to
a change or claim from a regulatory agency (eg, EEOC, Dept of Labor, state
and local EEO agencies, etc)

c What techniques are best suited to investigate and
resolve employee grievances and complaints?

d What criteria will you use to evaluate discipline
processes and grievances procedures?

Additionally, complete a Due Diligence Worksheet on this
assignment