EEOC The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), allows for individuals to keep their genetic information confidential, providing them protection against bias in the workplace in obtaining health insurance and other areas. GINA aff Continue Reading...
Compliance and the HR Functions Human Resource function is an important aspect for nearly all organizations regardless of whether they are small or medium-sized organizations with 20-100 and 100-500 employees. The significance of this function is sh Continue Reading...
Letter to Support the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) is an Act of U.S. Congress that makes it illegal for employers and health insurance companies to use genetic Continue Reading...
laws that affect business, pertaining to the issues of employment, health and safety, unions, discrimination, privacy and job security. These laws guide how businesses should conduct themselves in the human resources function, setting constraints on Continue Reading...
Allegations of discrimination can be justified based upon an argument of disparate impact and disparate treatment. Disparate treatment is the more familiar of the two concepts: it is when an employer treats a member of a protected category differen Continue Reading...
Employment Law Case One: A. Ms. Riyadh is employed as an account executive with ABC Advertising ("ABC"). ABC is a national marketing and advertising firm specializing in domestic and international advertising. ABC has its corporate headquarters in t Continue Reading...
VA HR The purpose of this report is to accurately describe the systems and procedures at the Veterans Administration (VA). This report will fully analyze the history of legislation and court decisions that have implications to the agency's personnel Continue Reading...
Discrimination in Employment Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifically prohibits discrimination in the workplace based upon a candidate's "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (Title VII, 1964). The act also makes it illegal Continue Reading...
Race and Gender Discrimination Multicultural Diversity Sex Discrimination Age Discrimination This paper discusses literature regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Act which helps protect both applicants and employees from being discriminated Continue Reading...
Equal Opportunity The most important piece of legislation concerning equal opportunity is the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act, in particular Title VII, provides the framework for several equal opportunity acts to follow, and established that workp Continue Reading...
Equal Employment Opportunity The modern history of employment equity begins with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which extended employment equity rights to Americans regardless of gender, religion, national origin, race or color (National Archives, 20 Continue Reading...
Leasing Company For a company to be effective in its production, it has to have employees. Their employment terms depend on the decision of the company. In any case a company has temporary employees then goes ahead and lays them off; employees might Continue Reading...
Transgender Employment Discrimination There is a growing body of evidence that transgender individuals frequently experience some type of discrimination during the employment process in the United States today. Although there are only a few high-pro Continue Reading...
