Supporting Lectures:Review the following lectures:Discrimination in the WorkplacePreventing or Defending Against Discrimination ClaimsDiscussion QuestionsBefore beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link Doing Discussion Questions Right, the expanded grading rubric for the forum below, and any specific instructions for this topic.Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.TasksChoose one of the following questions:Discussion Question 1Betty is a female production line worker at TechLine. She is a single mother who is seven months pregnant with her fourth child. TechLine is considering moving Betty from the production line to office work. The move would eliminate Betty’s chance to make overtime pay. Advise TechLine on the discrimination issues involved.Discussion Question 2BT Electronics is experiencing a continuous boom in demand for its products. They are considering expanding from Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, to adding a second shift from 5:00 pm to midnight and weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday in order to meet product demand. Many of BT’s workers attend church services on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, in addition to other church activities on weeknights. Advise BT Electronics on the discrimination issues involved.To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF.

Three months ago, you decided to hire freelance workers because the company was overloaded by data processing work (due to the growth of the company). Today is the last Friday of the month and you have to process the invoices from the freelance workers. The freelance workers are doing an excellent job processing the invoices. The amount of hours used to complete the work, however, increases each month. Last month, the freelancers’ timesheets showed they spent an average of 18 hours to go through the data for one client. This month, the freelancers spent an average of 25 hours per account. This is troubling since it took in-house processing 5–7 hours to go through the data for one client. The most inexperienced employee on the team took nine hours to process one client’s account.You discussed the situation with another manager and he suggested using a software program called EyeSpy that takes pictures of freelancers’ computer screens and records keystrokes and mouse clicks periodically throughout the day. At the end of each week, you can drill down by worker, examining their productivity to give you an accurate report of who is doing what while on the clock.Should the company be allowed to install the EyeSpy software to monitor performance? If not, what other suggestions do you have on finding out why there are variations in the freelancer’s timesheet?Is it legal for organizations to monitor the performance of the employees without telling them? Why or why not?