Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) is a provision in the United States employment law. This provision is a defense to recognized discrimination that is usually based on the presence of a facially discriminatory policy. An example of a facial Continue Reading...
BFOQ
Define BFOQ and list to which characteristics it applies
The bonafide occupational qualification BFOQ is a valid defense against allegations of discrimination where there is a need to hire persons with certain qualifications and traits. Some e Continue Reading...
Johnson Controls, Inc. (886 F.2d 871 (7th Cir. 1989).
The Supreme Court heard this case because they were concerned with an employer's gender-based fetal-protection policy. The question was whether an employer could exclude a fertile female employe Continue Reading...
It was after a lot of concern expressed in this matter and after a long legal and judicial consideration that the legislature passed the act.
Legal Enforcement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the authority that enforces the leg Continue Reading...
This decision overturned the previous decision in Atkins v. Children's Hospital which held that a state maximum hour law was an unconstitutional infringement on the right of freedom of contract and hence a violation of the Due Process Clause. The ju Continue Reading...