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Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander Laura P. Hartman

Chapter 3 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Evolution of the Employment Relationship Recruitment of appropriate candidates Hiring Testing Performance appraisals Pages 107 and 108 3-3 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Myths about Hiring Your Employee or Getting Your Job The best way to promote workplace unity is to get hiring suggestions only from those who already work there. As long as an advertisement is placed somewhere in the city where hiring is to be done, an employer cannot be accused of selective recruiting. The purpose of the interview is for the employer to find out information about the employee. The employer can hide information about itself. There’s nothing wrong with promoting only from within; after all, it raises employee morale and encourages devotion. The only problem with nepotism is that present employees may resent the hired family members and believe he or she got the job because of the familial connection. Page 108 3-4 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Recruitment First step in the evolution of the employment relationship Federal statutory regulation of recruitment Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Age Discrimination and Employment Act of 1967 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 State employment law regulation Common law Fraud Misrepresentation Material facts Pages 108-112 3-5 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Application of Regulation to Recruitment Practices Advertisements Word-of-mouth recruiting Nepotism Promoting from within Venue recruiting Walk-in applicants Neutral solicitation Résumé collection concerns Pages 112-120 3-6 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Preferential Treatment A preference offered to members of a certain class that is not offered to members of other classes. Affirmative action Provides for the most equal opportunity possible to members of various groups historically not having been provided equal opportunity, and may include preferential treatment, education programs, referral services, or preemployment preparation or training for certain groups. Page 120-122 3-7 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Information Gathering and Selection The application process The interview Background or reference check, negligent hiring Reference checks: potential liability for providing references? “After-acquired evidence” in defense in wrongful termination suits. Uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures Documentation of failure to hire Pages 122-134 3-8 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Testing in the Employment Environment Preemployment testing Tests to find the best individual for a position Tests to ensure that the individual is free from problems that would prevent her or him from performing the position’s functions Individual privacy Testing is illegal when the invasion of privacy is “substantially and highly offensive to the reasonable person” Pages 135-137 3-9 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Myths about Testing in Employment The Constitution will always protect an employee against unreasonable searches. In the private employment sector, employers can pretty much do what they want in terms of testing. Polygraphs are reliable. If you test positive for drug or alcohol on a employment test, you will be terminated. HIV testing is relevant to job performance. Page 137 3-10 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Legality of Eligibility Testing To be legally validated, an employer must show that the eligibility test is: Job-related Consistent with business necessity Job analysis data “Applicants-statistics” approach Pages 138 and 139 Eligibility testing Tests an employer administers to ensure that the potential employee is capable and qualified to perform the requirements of the position. 3-11 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Test Validity Criterion-related validation Content validation Construct validation Subgroup norming Job-related requirement Integrity and personality tests Physical ability tests Medical tests Pages 139-145 3-12 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Legality of Ineligibility Testing Why test? Reduce workplace injury or to provide a safer working environment Predict employee performance or deter poor performance Reduce the employer’s financial responsibility to the worker’s compensation system Employee claims may be based on: Constitutional or state statute requirements for workplace testing Common-law invasion of privacy Reckless or negligent infliction of emotional distress Defamation Wrongful discharge in violation of public policy Pages 146 and 147 3-13 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Polygraphs A polygraph measures: Rate and depth of respiration Cardiovascular activity Perspiration Accuracy rates range from 90 to 50 percent Federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act Digital video functional capacity assessment Pages 147-150 3-14 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Drug and Alcohol Tests 70 percent of all illegal drug users are employed Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 Only applies to federal employees Some private sector firms use the Act’s guidelines Immunoassay test Radioimmunoassay of hair Pages 151-158 3-15 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Reasons for Having a Drug-Free Workplace Policy Complying with legal requirements. Reducing liability risks. Reducing business costs due to accidents, absenteeism, and ill health. Ensuring the integrity of employees. Determining fitness for duty and corroborating evidence of misconduct. Assuring public confidence in the business. Promoting a “drug-free” society. Page 153 3-16 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Genetic Tests No federal legislation or regulations restrict the use of genetic testing Issues Employers may discriminate based on the potential for a debilitating disease Employees may not want to know results Genetic testing is not perfect Genetic irregularities may be considered protected disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation Act At least 26 states prohibit or limit genetic testing Pages 158 and 159 3-17 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Unique Considerations of HIV/AIDS Testing Inappropriate because: For the test to be justified, it must serve a legitimate business purpose The test reports only the subject’s status as of several weeks or months in the past HIV-positive employees are protected Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay test Western Blot test Testing of health care workers Pages 159 and 160 3-18 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Management Considerations: Testing A workplace substance abuse program should incorporate: A written abuse policy A supervisory training program An employee education and awareness program Access to an employee assistance program A drug testing program, where appropriate Corporate approaches: Mandatory testing “Probable cause” testing Random testing Page 161 3-19 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Myths About Performance Evaluations An employer can’t be liable for giving a negative reference as long as it is based on a poor performance evaluation. To accommodate individual employees’ or applicants’ needs (such as a disability), the employer must lower its standards or qualifications. If the jobs of minority workers are dependent on their evaluation by other workers, bias cannot be eliminated. As long as the employer believes that the employee understands the requirements or bases for the performance evaluation, the employer is not obligated to do anything further or to allow leeway in compliance. Page 163 3-20 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Performance Appraisals, Evaluation, and Discipline Schemes The purpose of performance appraisals The potential for discriminatory effect Management by objective Checklist system Summated scale Pages 162 and 163 3-21 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Legal Implications of Performance Appraisal Systems Disparate impact Disparate treatment Defamation Negligent performance evaluation Pages 163-170 3-22 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Discipline Elements of a “fair” system: Documentation Consistency in application Specific guidelines for attaining the various levels of performance Communicates information to employees Documentation Progressive discipline Page 171 3-23 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Summary Employers believe that freedom of contract should permit them to hire whom they please. An ethic of nondiscrimination must permeate the hiring process. The employer should have a clear view of the job to be filled and who is the best person to fill that job. After conducting the analysis, the employer should review the written job descriptions. Job descriptions should include all essential job functions. Recruitment procedures should encourage diversity. Employers should establish efficient, effective procedures to guarantee that they know who they are hiring. Page 172 3-24 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Summary (continued) Employers should review applications to ensure they are only asking for appropriate information. Do a thorough background check on each new hire. References must be complete and honest to prevent foreseeable harm. Testing for eligibility and ineligibility is a necessary component of the selection procedure. Designing the appropriate preemployment tests in order to ensure applicants can perform the functions of the job is critical. The employer should describe precisely what is required of each position to be evaluated. No “unwritten” qualifications should exist. Page 173 3-25 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Summary (concluded) No “unwritten” qualifications should exist. Employees should understand each of the standards pursuant to which they will be evaluated. The bases for the evaluation should be specific and job- or task-defined, rather than subjective, global measures of job performance. The employer should request justifications of ratings wherever possible. The employer should establish a formal appeals process. Pages 173 and 174 3-26 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.