Reference no: EM132674175

Assignment: The President sees an opportunity to cut the budget by adopting the same policy as he heard about at the meeting and eliminating the honorarium. He recognizes that there are issues related to employee morale by making this change and has advised you those will be considered at a later date. For now, he is asking you to review the current practices of TU with respect to staffing commencements and changing to an all uncompensated volunteer system.

• Provides an overview of the state (Texas) and federal laws that currently apply to use of volunteers.

• Analyzes compliance of the university with the current laws.

• Analyzes extent to which the university can change to an all-volunteer system (employees only) for staffing commencement while remaining in compliance with applicable laws, including a list of items that can be used as "minimal compensation" or honoraria.

• Identifies proposed changes in laws that can impact both the current and proposed plan and discuss the political process (parties) in relation to those changes.

• Discusses how the university's current practices in staffing commencement and the President's proposal might be affected by those changes, including what would be necessary to remain in compliance.

• Provides a recommendation on whether legal counsel should be consulted and why or why not. If your recommendation is "yes", then provide the specific questions that should be asked of legal counsel and why.