Summary
The main points made by the author within this chapter included the employment relationship; which covers the matching process, employee contract, and employment relationship. This section also discussed specific legal meanings and obligations of employers related to employees, temporary employees, independent contractors, unpaid interns, and trainees. Laws and regulations are discussed including why there is a need for the laws as well as the sources of the laws and regulations. One example is the statutory law which is derived from written statues passed by legislative bodies. This type of law serves as useful for a variety of acts ranging from civil rights act, as well as a variety of discriminatory acts such as the age and …show more content…
This section discussed how these laws protect both the employee and employer and serve as a way to balance power between both parties.
Major federal equal employment opportunity and affirmative action (EEO/AA) laws are summarized in terms of their general provisions. Title seven of the civil rights movement (1964, 1991), Age discrimination in employment act (1967), Americans with disabilities act (1990, 2008), genetic information nondiscrimination act (2008), rehabilitation act (1973), and executive order 11246(1965) are all discussed in detail. Laws, coverage, prohibited discrimination based on coverage size, enforcement agencies that is affected, rules, and guidelines are discussed. Specific staffing provisions covered majority of the chapter; where the laws mentioned above were discussed as well as prohibited practices for employers. The levels of the laws were also discussed such as laws on federal level, state level, local level, civil service laws, and regulations.
In regard to conclusions, the laws are discussed from a factual perspective and therefore do not appear to come from the perspective of the personal opinion of the
The main points made by the author within this chapter included the employment relationship; which covers the matching process, employee contract, and employment relationship. This section also discussed specific legal meanings and obligations of employers related to employees, temporary employees, independent contractors, unpaid interns, and trainees. Laws and regulations are discussed including why there is a need for the laws as well as the sources of the laws and regulations. One example is the statutory law which is derived from written statues passed by legislative bodies. This type of law serves as useful for a variety of acts ranging from civil rights act, as well as a variety of discriminatory acts such as the age and …show more content…
This section discussed how these laws protect both the employee and employer and serve as a way to balance power between both parties.
Major federal equal employment opportunity and affirmative action (EEO/AA) laws are summarized in terms of their general provisions. Title seven of the civil rights movement (1964, 1991), Age discrimination in employment act (1967), Americans with disabilities act (1990, 2008), genetic information nondiscrimination act (2008), rehabilitation act (1973), and executive order 11246(1965) are all discussed in detail. Laws, coverage, prohibited discrimination based on coverage size, enforcement agencies that is affected, rules, and guidelines are discussed. Specific staffing provisions covered majority of the chapter; where the laws mentioned above were discussed as well as prohibited practices for employers. The levels of the laws were also discussed such as laws on federal level, state level, local level, civil service laws, and regulations.
In regard to conclusions, the laws are discussed from a factual perspective and therefore do not appear to come from the perspective of the personal opinion of the