Your Missouri employer wants to be on the forefront of addressing the needs of its employees and providing them with all of the comforts necessary to create productive engagement. With the influx of military veterans into the talent pool, your manager is acutely aware of some individuals need and desire to bring service animals to work. However, some people have already objected to the idea of animals in the work place, ranging from distraction and unwanted noise to allergies and where the animal uses the bathroom. There is also apparently a concern between emotional support animals and service animals. Your manager wants to you write a memo addressing the legal and practical barriers and issues, along with making a recommendation on how the policy should read regarding the company allowing animals into the workplace..
Your assignment:
Review the following materials (that have been posted to the Week 5 Module):
The New Yorker – How to Bring Your Dog Everywhere
Dept. of Justice – Commonly Asked Questions
National Service Animal Registry – Do You Qualify For A Disability?
http://www.nsarco.com/list-of-disabilities.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
ADA Service Animal Regulations
Mo.Rev.Stat. 209.150
Mo.Rev.Stat. 209.200
Mo.Rev.Stat. 209.204
Identify all legal issues facing the company when they craft policies related to animals in the workplace and specifically what animals (if any) we are required to allow access to the workplace.
Identify all legal barriers and obstacles or backlash the company may encounter in forming a policy regarding animals in the workplace.
Identify all practical barriers and obstacles or backlash the company may encounter in allowing or barring animals from the workplace.
Provide your reaction and position to the case study by thoroughly analyzing the materials and connect the various sources to form a cohesive analysis. Notably, this is your position, but I am looking for a well formed position that is supported by facts, arguments or insights from all of the materials.
