INDIVIDUAL PROJECT Luis Martinez Colorado Technical University Online HRMT330-1401B-01: HRM Legal Environment\ February 24, 2014 Professor Michael McRath The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in 1990, oddly enough as a measure preventing or adding to the list of items a person can be discriminated for. In this case, any American (or an employee, not to say that a resident alien, which exists under separate provisions) cannot be refused, terminated, or relieved from his or her regular duty
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They lived in a time when African Americans went to different schools, drank from different drinking fountains, used different bathrooms and were forced to sit in the back of busses. Then came the monumental decision in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education that concluded that any form of legislation or rule that outlawed any legislation or act that had the intention of inducing certain groups of people to feel like “second-class”
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Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Amended 1972 One of many Equal Employment Opportunity laws, the Civil Rights Act may be the most important law as it prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual based on race, religion, color, sex, and age. This protection from discrimination covers the areas of “hiring, firing, promoting, compensation, or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.” (Mondy, 2008) Americans With Disabilities Act, 1990 Simply put, this law prohibits
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Compensation 3 Legal Aspects of Staffing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Federal, state, and local laws cover all aspects of staffing. Key federal laws: Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 Equal Pay Act of 1963 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 American with Disabilities Act of 1990 Civil Rights Act of 1991 4 Strategic Human Resource Planning Strategic human resource planning includes planning related to: Future needs Future turnover Recruitment, selection, and
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the 16th and 17th centuries, the Native Americans were the victims of intimidation and violence. During the last two hundred years, examples in the United States include lynching of African Americans, cross burnings to dive black families out of white neighborhoods, assaults on gay and lesbian people, and painting swastikas on Jewish synagogues. In the United States, over 8, 000 hate crimes were reported in 1995. Over one third were against African Americans, while the others were motivated by biases
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brought this class suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Issues: 1. She was refused employment because she failed to meet the minimum 120-pound weight requirement and height minimum of 5 feet 2 inches. 2. Whether a rule expressly prohibiting women from assuming close-contact prison guard positions in maximum-security prisons most of which were all male violated Title VII. Rule of Law: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352) (Title VII), as amended, as it appears
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Like me, due to an illness, I began to miss a lot of work and honestly, it was so much that I began to fear that my job security was at stake. This is when I learned of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), and the importance of it. This particular act entitles eligible employees to take unpaid leave, while still having your job secured and your medical benefits active, for specified family and medical reason. In order to be eligible I had to go through an approval process
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Situation A: The Family Medical Leave Act applies to covered employers only and is provided to only eligible employees of covered employers. A covered employer is either a public agency, to include a local, state or federal government agency regardless of the number of employees. A public or private elementary or secondary school regardless of the number of employees it employs or a private sector employer with 50 or more employees. To be an eligible employee you must have been employed for at
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Trends in the Workplace HRM 500 Instructor Name: Dr. LaQue Perkins, MPM, CIPM 10/26/2015 Human Resources role is to develop, plan and administer policies. There are several key functional areas which includes recruitment and selection, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and compliance. Recruitment and selection is designed to help an organization obtain applicants that are qualified to fill open positions. Recruitment identifies applicants knowledge, abilities, and skills to assist
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Taft-Hartley Act – 1947 *Wagner plus Taft-Hartley equals the National Labor Relations Act Federal Employment Law *Fair Labor Standards Act – 1938 (FLSA) *Minimum Wage -Lowest amount the employer can pay the employee. Minimum wage is exposed in pay for dollar per hour. *Maximum Hours -Employee must be paid at the premium rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 within any 7-day period -Exemptions: Executive, professional and administrative employees -Executives are VP, president
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