Ch 3 BB - MGT 352: Human Resource Management Chapter 3 -...

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MGT 352: Human Resource Management
Chapter 3 - Providing Equal Employment
Opportunity and a Safe Workplace
Professor: Tanya Hertz
Spring 2016
Management 352: Human Resources Management

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Chapter 3 Learning Objectives
1. Explain how the three branches of government regulate human resource
management
2. Summarize the major federal laws requiring equal employment opportunity
3. Identify the federal agencies that enforce equal employment opportunity,
and describe the role of each
4. Describe ways employers can avoid illegal discrimination and provide
reasonable accommodation
5. Define sexual harassment and tell how employers can eliminate or
minimize it
6. Explain employers’ duties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
7. Describe the role of Occupational Safety and Health Administration
8. Discuss ways employers promote worker safety health

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Government Limitations on HRM
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In the United States, the federal government has set some limits on
how an organization can practice human resource management
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Among these limits are requirements intended to:
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Prevent discrimination in hiring and employment practices
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Protect the safety and health of workers while they are on the job
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Companies that skillfully navigate the maze of regulations can gain
an advantage over competitors
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Managers who merely focus on how to avoid breaking the laws are not
thinking about how to be ethical or how to acquire and use human
resources in the best way to carry out the company’s mission

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Three Branches of U.S. Government
LEGISLATIVE
(makes laws)
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Congress
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Senate (100)
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At least 30 yrs old
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Citizen for 9 years
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House of Representatives
(435)
• At least 25 yrs old
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Citizen for 7 years
EXECUTIVE
(carries out laws)
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President
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At least 35 years old
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Native born citizen
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Lived in U.S. for 14
years before election
JUDICIAL
(explains laws)
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Supreme Court
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9 judges
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Appointed by
President but
approved by Senate
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Serve for life unless
impeached

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Regulation of Human Resource Management
LEGISLATIVE
(makes laws)
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Has enacted a number of
laws governing human
resource activities
EXECUTIVE
(carries out laws)
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Responsible for
enforcing the laws
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Includes the regulatory
agencies that the
president oversees
JUDICIAL
(explains laws)
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The Supreme Court is
the court of final appeal
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Decisions made by the
court are binding

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
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Among the most significant efforts to regulate human resource
management are those aimed at achieving equal employment
opportunity
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) : The condition in which all
individuals have an equal chance for employment regardless of
their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin
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This “condition” is created through:
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Constitutional amendments
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Legislation
• Executive orders
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Court decisions that interpret the law

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Summary of
Major EEO Laws
and Regulations
Table 3.1
Constitutional
amendments
Legislation
Executive
orders
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