week 7Effective managers can successfully locate and apply relevant human resources laws and regulations. The United States Department of Labor website is an excellent source of reliable information.Access the search box of the U.S. Department of Labor website located at .dol.gov/”>www.dol.gov.Choose three laws from the list below to research:Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA)Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA)Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)Sarbanes-Oxley Act (See whistleblower protection provisions.)For each of your three chosen laws, provide a bulleted list of five or six relevant facts that you believe have significance for line managers.week 7  dq 2Do you think there is a difference between diversity management and affirmative action? Please provide an explanation for your response.week 8dqEffective managers stay abreast of current HR topics.Some relevant issues facing today’s managers include: global HRM, labor relations, social media, whistleblower rules, e-HRM/self-service the knowledge economy, outsourcing pros and cons, managing four different generations in the workforce, increasing age of the workforce, employee privacy, the glass ceiling, implications of baby boomer retirements, immigration, social responsibility, elder care, executive pay, and alternative work arrangements.Select three topics from the list above (or choose other current topics that are not included). Research each topic. For each of your three chosen topics, provide a bulleted list of four or five relevant points that you believe have significance for line managers.dq 2’Effective managers stay abreast of current HR topics.Some relevant issues facing today’s managers include: global HRM, labor relations, social media, whistleblower rules, e-HRM/self-service, moving from transactional to strategic HRM, the knowledge economy, outsourcing pros and cons, managing four different generations in the workforce, increasing age of the workforce, the glass ceiling, implications of baby boomer retirements, immigration, social responsibility, elder care, executive pay, and alternative work arrangements.Select three topics from the list above (other than the topics you researched in Module 8 DQ 1). Research each topic. For each of your three chosen topics, provide a bulleted list of five or six relevant facts that you believe have significance for line managers.

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