Imagine you are a Compensation Manager at a large service organization.   Roughly 700 of your employees are paid the MWR (Minimum Wage Rate), which is presently $7.25 per hour.  The CEO recently came to the CFO (your boss) in a highly excited state.  He was upset, because he had learned that local legislators were preparing to propose an increase to the local MWR to $7.75.  His frustration was obvious as he declared, “This will put us out of business!”

The CFO wants you to prepare a brief that will make the CEO feel better.  He wants  you to hit all of the following areas:

1.  Changes in cost to the organization brought about should the legislation pass.

2.  What legal issues arise if you opt to convert some minimum wage positions to positions that might not be subject to the FLSA?

3.  What other HR strategies might be used to minimize cost?

4.  Since the vast majority of your minimum wage workers are females, do you have any discrimination concerns?

5.  What might this do to your competitiveness in the region?

6.  Any additonal issues you might want to raise that will calm the CEO.

Your assignment is to submit that brief.

Expect to that approximately 2-3 pages written in APA format double spaced, 12-point font) to comlete this assignment.  Your work will be graded on completeness, clarity, originality, interest, APA format, grammar, and spelling and puctuation.

Attachments:

hr_360_application_1_strategize.pdf

Read the poems “We Real Cool” or “My Papa’s Waltz”. You are also required to listen to “We Real Cool” or “My Papa’s Waltz

Write: Part One – Answer the following questions about one of the poems based on your reading of them:

• What is the theme of the poem? How do you know this is the theme?
• What poetic devices (e.g., rhythm, figurative language, etc.) are used in the poem? Offer at least two examples.
• How do these poetic devices contribute to the development of the poem’s message?
• Support your ideas with textual details and analyses.

Part Two – Describe your listening experience of the same poem you wrote about above. If you are unable to listen to these poems due to an auditory impairment, please reach out to your instructor for an alternative prompt for this discussion. Respond to at least two of the following questions:

• How did hearing the poem recited aloud compare to a silent reading of it?
• Did the performance highlight certain words or phrases that were not as apparent in a silent reading?
• Did the pace change and, if so, how did it change your understanding of the poem?
• Did words have different connotations and, if so, what kind(s) of connotation did you associate with the poem?
• Do you think reading poetry aloud is a worthwhile endeavor when analyzing it? Why, or why not?

This discussion is an opportunity to compare and contrast policies and resources that support homeless children and families from two different cities, New York and Chicago. The information you analyze will either support a recommendation you make to either city or an idea for potential application of supports elsewhere. Additionally, the graphic will be included as part of your Week Six Final Project Prepare for this discussion by reviewing the required resources listed below for each city and by reviewing the Week Three Instructor Guidance.

• Chicago Resources: Review the All Chicago website, the Chicago Coalition for the Homelesswebsite, and the newspaper articles from Hirst (2013) and Steinberg (2012) about homelessness in Chicago.

• New York Resources: Review the Covenant House website, the Safe Horizon (2014) homeless youth facts page, and the Saulny (2012) newspaper article about homeless youth in New York.

Initial Post: Review the resources provided above. Create an initial post that includes the two parts described below.

Visual: Use a visual graphic of your choice such as a Venn diagram or chart using PowerPoint, SmartArt features in Microsoft Word, or Thinking maps® to compare and contrast the following five factors pertaining to homelessness:

1. Statistical data about the prevalence of youth homelessness in New York and Chicago.
2. Statistical data regarding populations of homeless, including youth.
3. Types/levels of supports available including, but not limited to, shelters, community and school-based supports, etc.
4. The policies supporting homelessness in each state.
5. At least one other interesting statistic or learned information of your choice about homelessness.

Description: Along with the attachment of your graphic, describe in one to two paragraphs the information about homelessness in New York and Chicago that interested or surprised you. Discuss how the information enhanced what you already knew about homelessness. Additionally, describe your viewpoint about the programs, policies, supports, or resources explored in terms of their overall effectiveness or potential for effectiveness. Finally, either suggest one recommendation for the cities of New York and Chicago about how they can serve groups and individuals, including homeless youth, or discuss how one policy or resource you discovered could potentially benefit another city such as one you reside in or that is familiar to you.

Must follow all directions, APA format, reference sites, and turn in on time!

Need help with this assignment- short assignment due tonight:

Review your organization’s Income Statement or the Fedex 2014 Annual Report (pp 44-46 and notes begin page 47). Discuss your general insights in addition to one of the following:

A) Choose a line item from the Income Statement and describe it in detail. What insights could be drawn from this and the “Notes to the Financial Statement“?

What was the trend? What does this mean for the organization (what steps might management need to take, how does it impact overall strategy)?

B) Choose a financial ratio that applies to the Income Statement (eg Return on Sales, EBITDA, etc.). Describe the ratio. What does the ratio measure? Is a large number good or bad? How is it trending? What does you analysis indicate about the company (what steps might management need to take, how does it impact overall strategy)

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This week we’re focusing on states and the concepts of sovereignty, power and governance. There are vast differences between strong states like the US and weak states like Iran.  Why Iran is considered a weak state?

post should be at least 350 words

You are the supervisor of a newly formed arson investigation unit. Although you have some personnel with basic crime scene training, you must start from the ground up to train them in elements of arson fire investigation. You start your training by handing out a white paper that will provide information to them about fire, fuel, and accelerants.

• Address the following in 3 pages with references and no more then 25% plaigiarism:
  • Describe what a fire is in terms of its physical properties.
  • Identify and explain the 3 elements that make up the fire triangle.
  • Explain the oxidation process.
    • How is the process affected by how fast the oxidation occurs?
  • What are the primary accelerants? Identify and describe them.
    • What do they leave behind chemically after they burn? Explain.
  • How can investigators search for and find trace elements of the accelerants?
    • What are they looking for at the scene that indicates accelerants were used?
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Review the Wiedmer article regarding workplace bullying.

Develop a two- to three-page APA- formatted paper that responds to the following:

• Provide a review of the article. Describe the impact of workplace bullying on both the victims and the organization.
• Reflect on a time when you may have witnessed workplace bullying. Discuss at least two practices of workplace bullying addressed in the article that were applicable to your scenario.
• Recommend at least two techniques from the article that management should implement to provide a positive impact on workplace bullying. Support your response with additional information from the textbook or additional research.

Your paper must be two to three pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

MY COMPUTER IS STILL DOWN. AND I DON’T HAVE THE TIME IN MY SCHEDULE TO GO TO THE LIBRARY EVERYDAY

Consider the eras, life histories, and personalities of Freud and Rogers.

Identify two research articles published in the last 5 years: one that investigates a psychoanalytic or Freudian construct and one that investigates a client-centered, humanistic, or Rogerian construct.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper about Freud and Rogers that addresses the following:

• Provide a summary of each article, highlighting the processes that contemporary psychologists use to develop the theories of Freud and Rogers.
• Explain their views of human nature and their worldviews as expressed in their respective theories.
• Which aspect of their theory do you think would be different if they were alive and working today?
• Explain how social and cultural factors influenced the development of Freud’s and Rogers’ respective theories of personality.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.