Employment LawThe purpose of this article is to analyze a specific, hypothetical employment situation encountered and to include information regarding employment conflicts, questions, grievances, lawsuits, etc., in terms of how the situation was handled or resolved. Work conflicts are a constant daily problem in any organization; it's how you treat them, both legally and professionally, that matters. Employment Law Situation In this situation, an employee, new to office politics, continually made defamatory or racist remarks. Not that they were overtly slanderous or racist, but he made them out of ignorance. The employee made remarks such as “elderly people should not drive.” Anyone over 50 should not be allowed to drive. They always cut me off. Forget it if they're Asian no matter their age" or "well everyone who lives in this neighborhood is white and rich" or "only tall Mexicans are in management positions" which obviously was contrary to diversity. politics within the organization. On another occasion, frustrated by the lack of Starbucks coffee shops in the area, he made a comment to another employee upon arriving at practice one morning. “Don’t Asians drink coffee around here?” Several employees had made further comments regarding comments made about African-Americans and Asians; however, after this last comment, several employees brought it to the attention of the employee's manager for response. Federal Employment Laws Primarily, the employee violated federal laws, which protect employees from defamatory or racist remarks. According to Title VII, it is...... middle of paper ......rimination-preventing-sexual.htmlFindlaw.com, 2008. Independent Contractors vs. Microsoft: Don't Treat Contractors Like Employees. Retrieved December 11, 2008 from: http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/articles/3737.htmlFishman, S., 2007. Advantages and disadvantages of self-employment, contracting and consulting. Accessed December 11, 2008 at: http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/catId/450464AB-FA7C-4AAC-B374F1BCE305E4DB/objectId/221FE3AA-D933-4595-B0ACEAA2082BC06F/111/159/ART/References (continued) ). .)Mortimer, M., 2006. Labor law and employment law. Employlaw.com accessed December 11, 2008 at: http://www.employlaw.com/hoffa.htmNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB), 2008. Rights in the Workplace. Accessed December 11 at: http://www.nlrb.gov/workplace_rights/employees_or_employers_not_covered_by_nlra.aspx