Hugo Gregory, remember how l was just talking about equal emporyment
Opportunities? Well, we may have a case on our hands. And remember the insurance company that just paid out $ 15 million in back pay and had to hire its fair share of minorities as a result?
Gregory Well, maybe we should hire this young woman. That ought to take care of the problem, won’t it?
Hugo No, it won’t. We’d better establish minority recruitment, retention, and promotion programs now.
Hugo then explains the legal details of recent court cases on affirmative action.
The impact lf law on HRM is indicative of the development of all laws governing business and societal activities. Today it is common for patients to sue doctors and consumers to sue manufacturers of faulty products; children even sue parents for not being supportive and nurturing. In 1960, there were about 59,000 civil suits filed in United States district courts. In 2010, there were 282307 filed which was an increase of 9.2 percent over 2009.