Testing and Privacy Outside of the protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, many states have issued this problem as a privacy issue between employer and employee instead of a protected classification. “Nowhere in the United States Constitution is explicit reference made to the right of privacy. The Supreme Court, however, has interpreted the Constitution to provide for individual privacy in certain areas such as reproduction, contraception, abortion and marriage. There
Introduction The Unites States of America faces high incarceration rates compared to other countries of similar stature. Examining recent data, U.S. releases more than seven hundred thousand people from incarceration to the general public (Pinard, 2010). These individuals released from the shackles of prison still have burdens against their livelihood. Criminal records plays a deciding factor on whether or not an individual is employed or not in the States. The shackles are still in place, even
Constitutional Rights Constitutional Rights are afforded to every American Citizen by the first ten amendments to the Constitution or more commonly known as The Bill of Rights. The fourth amendment of The Bill of Rights applies to all and states, "the right of the people to be secure in their persons" (para.4). When a person accepts a position anywhere, whether at a small family owned grocery store or a major corporation, one does so with the understanding that some inalienable rights will
healthcare right now. Institutions that provide employment to citizens must now abide by relatively intense discrimination laws that seek to prevent discrimination of prospective employees based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers. In addition, the Supreme Court of the United States that supported the right for people to define and express their identity, implemented a law that seeks to prevent employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Once
on the First Amendment Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 29, 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Reflections on the First Amendment According to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
"Privacy. There seems to be no legal issue today that cuts so wide a swath through conflicts confronting American society: from AIDS tests to wiretaps, polygraph test to computerized data bases, the common denominator has been whether the right to privacy outweighs other concerns of society…" This quote from Robert Ellis Smith explains, in one sentence, the absolute need to ensure privacy in the workplace. One of the most interesting, yet controversial, areas concerning public personnel is employee
company is to determine the type of legal entity best suited for your business. Each country has different legal business entities under its regulatory framework. According to Dewhurst (2014), the most common types of business structures within the United States are: proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited-liability company, and cooperative. Additionally, there are other types of legal entities derived from the association of different corporations, such as joint ventures. A proprietorship is
years; ERISA, COBRA and HIPAA. Each one of these laws was created to foster development and improvement in the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States. The mainstays of these three pieces of legislation are to improve working conditions; to add advanced opportunities for profitable employment, protect employees, and to assure work related benefits and rights. What is ERISA? ERISA stands for Employee Retirement Income Security Act. ERISA regulates the establishment
Employment-At-Will Doctrine Employees in the workforce take for granted having a positive attitude and doing a good defines job protection. However, that theory is false; workers are employed at the grace and mercy of the organization. Employees in the United States are not safe from losing their jobs. Most of them are unaware that they can be fired at any given moment for no apparent reasons. That is why is it important that employers and employees understand their legal rights under the employment-at-will-doctrine
Drug testing in the United States began with the explosive use of illegal drugs, in order to curb drug abuse. This began during the Vietnam War with drug use at a climax. In general, Drug testing is a way to detect illegal drug use and deter it, usually by Urinalysis. Drug testing in the United States violates a citizen's right to unreasonable search and seizure's along with jeopardizing one's freedom. Furthermore, Drug testing is not only an unreliable invasion of a person's privacy but it assumes that