Title VII and Ricci v. DeStefano

Review Title VII (the Civil Rights Act) and the following case: 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.