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Employment Laws Chart

Complete the chart below using information from the weekly readings and additional research if necessary.

Employment Law

Description and Requirement of Law
Court Case Influential to Establishment of Law

Importance of Law

Workplace Application

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Outlaws discrimination and segregation in public establishments, schools, and federally funded programs. Prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. This also established the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).
Lewis v. City of Chicago
African American firefighters filed a discrimination suit that tests were biased against
HR may reveal any personal records or say anything regarding personal records of any employees or by any means of complications. Written employment requests may only answer employment verifications can only supply start date, end date if there is one, no other data is allowed. This information is also allowed when written permission is signed from the applicant or employee.

Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988

Federal contractors and all Federal grantees to agree that they will provide drug-free workplaces as a precondition of receiving a contract or grant from a Federal agency.
Although all covered contractors and grantees must maintain a drug-free workplace, the specific components necessary to meet the requirements of the Act vary based on whether the contractor or grantee is an individual or an organization. The requirements for organizations are more extensive, because organizations have to take comprehensive, programmatic steps to achieve a workplace free of drugs. Treasury Employees v. Von Raab (1989)
This lead to a safer environment for workers and helped with liability of employers for injuries, loss of revenue, and decrease in production.
Publish and give a policy statement regarding workplace actions with drugs. Establish a drug-free awareness program. Notification of drug violations

Polygraph Protection Act of 1988

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA) generally prevents employers from using lie detector tests,