Chapter 14U.S. Employment Laws and Regulations
Exam Notables
It seems that every day brings a new challenge when it comes to navigating the hundreds of laws that apply to the workplace. The U.S. courts offer insights into the legal trends that affect the workplace today. Consider that Civil Rights filings rose by 7 percent, lawsuits for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) increased by 28 percent, and defendants charged with marijuana offenses dropped by 26 percent (Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics, 2019). This does not reflect numbers at a state level. These examples demonstrate that compliance drives HR efforts in the areas of compensation, employee relations, safety and health, equal employment opportunity, leave ...
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