BUS 372 Week 1 Discussion 2

BUS 372  Week 1 Discussion 2 | ashford university

This is a graded discussion: 4 points possible

due Nov 19 at 1:59am

Week 1 - Discussion Forum 2

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Workers' Compensation [WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: X1, 3, 4, 5]

In this discussion forum, you will analyze the case scenario provided and determine the implications of workers’ compensation laws.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

·         Consider reviewing Chapter 2 of our textbook, specifically the sections on workers’ compensation

Scenario: 

An employee reports on time at her regularly scheduled time. Per the law, she is permitted specific breaks and lunch time. The employee is known to use her breaks to go outside and smoke in the area designated by the employer as the “smoking area.” During the employee’s regularly scheduled breaks, she goes outside to the designated smoke areas and upon returning to the building she slips and falls and injures her back.

In your initial discussion forum post,

·         Define what workers’ compensation is, including the elements that need to be met for a workers’ compensation claim.

·         Answer the following questions about the slipping scenario:

o    Does the employer in the scenario meet all the required elements for a workers’ compensation claim?

o    Would your answer change if the employee went out for a smoke break not during her required break times? Explain your reasoning.

Guided Response: Reply to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. Try to respond to peers who picked a different scenario than you. In your replies to colleagues, address the following questions:

·         What are facts you could add to this scenario that would limit the employer’s liability?

·         What could the employer have done differently?