Chapter 21: Employment Protection and Equal Opportunity
Short Answer: what is needed to be done to report a problem to OSHA?
-contact OSHA to make an inspection -let OSHA determine steps to maintain a safe workplace -employees can't be fired for reporting a VALID claim to OSHA
disparate impact (legal)
a job requires a candidate who can lift heavy objects, doesn't consider weak candidates
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
created by the federal government to ensure safe and healthy working conditions
business necessity
defense used against disparate impact; employer can prove that performing the job requires a particular skill or qualification
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
defense used against disparate treatment; employer can prove that the other candidate was more qualified
disability
defined by the ADA as "physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities
unemployment compensation
established by the states to help lessen the effects of UNEMPLOYMENT and to provide for the families out of work employees
disparate treatment (illegal)
hiring only a woman for a flight attendant position or a man for a mechanical job
disparate impact
indirect discrimination
worker's compensation
insurance program of payments to workers who are INJURED on the job
disparate treatment
intentional discrimination
disparate treatment (legal)
only considering female candidates for modeling women's swimwear
pension plan
program set up by the EMPLOYER to provide income to employees after they RETIRE
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, or religion
equal pay rule
rule that states that employers must pay women the same rate of pay as men holding the same type of job
disparate impact (illegal)
sporting goods store requires that a candidate for selling athletic footwear must have been a varsity athlete
social security
the GOVERNMENT'S basic method of providing income when family earnings stop or are reduced (retirement)