Instructions

Title VII and Ricci v. DeStefano

Review Title VII (the Civil Rights Act) and the following case article: Ricci v. DeStefano, 557 U.S. 557 docket numbers 07-1428 and 08-328 found in your required reading section. From your review, you will analyze the case and report on its findings/outcome to your fire station.

You will construct a three- to five-page (not including title page and reference page) APA formatted essay on the following:

• Identify question(s) that were presented in the case.
• Identify issue(s) of the case.
• Identify facts that were presented by both sides.
• Discuss the implications of the ruling.
• Articulate the necessity of communication among members of the fire service based on your review of the case.
• Compare and contrast methods used in the case to that of your fire department.
• Apply an analysis of the case to the need for awareness within your fire station.

If you need assistance, your instructor is available to assist you.