In this essay, you will discuss how compensation programs are developed and how laws can affect compensation practices. Your essay should be a minimum of three pages in length, using at least your textbook as a source. Be sure that your essay includes the following elements: issues that influence an individual’s decision to apply for or accept a specific job; how compensation plans can influence the success of an organization; how influences outside an organization can affect its compensation plan; description of the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Bennett Amendment, and Executive Order 11246; and reasons why the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Bennett Amendment, and Executive Order 11246 were implemented. Martocchio, J. J. (2017). Strategic compensation: A human resource management approach (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.