Legal Implications Of Discrimination And Harassment In The Workplace: A Case Analysis Of Manhart v. Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power And EEOC v. WCandM Enterprises

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Legal Implications of Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace: A Case Analysisof Manhart v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and EEOC v. WC&MEnterprisesIn the context of theManhart v. Los Angeles Department of Water and PowerandEEOC v.WC&M Enterprisescases, how do legal decisions surrounding discrimination and harassment inthe workplace impact organizational practices and human resource management? Discuss thecentral legal issues, pertinent facts, and implications for HR practices, with specific reference toTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Word Count Requirement: 800-1000 words

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Los Angelesvs.Manhart1.The centrallegal issueof the case; what question(s) are raised in this case and are to beaddressed.If this is an appellate decision, what was the issue of the original trial case?Note:this should not be a paragraph filled with contextual facts.Legal issue:Making decision to pay higher tofemale employees togetequalprofits onretirementandviolated Title VII.Question rose:The main question which rose was that the extra contributions for the femaleemployees were demanded by the employer since according to statistical evidences by thepension planner it concluded that there is longevity of female employees in comparison to maleemployees.Issue of the original trial case:In this there is a violation by the employer,Title VII of the CivilRights Act of 1964 when it requires women to contribute more than men to a pension fund inorder to receive the same level of benefits.2.The pertinentfacts:These are the key facts that define the problem and bear upon thedecision.You do not have to list every nitty,gritty detail here but provide enough detail toset the context of the case and issues.This case was lodged by agroup of female employees against the Los Angeles Department ofWater and Power,asking for higher payment to female employeesto receive equal benefits,violatedtitle VII.Then for thistrial court held for the employees,finding that in department theiroccurredillegal sex discrimination,onappeal, thecourt of U.S. CourtAppeals for the NinthCircuitconfirmedthe trial court’sjudgment. ThenDepartment appealed to theSupreme Court ofU.S.

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