CHAPTER 3: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT

The main provision of OSHA states that each employer has:

7 Employees Rights under OSHA general duty to furnish each employee a place of employment
Consists of the House of Representatives free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause
Legislative branch
and the Sanate death or serious physical harm
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OSHA Inspections Conducted by specially trained agents of the Department of
Labor called compliance officers
Employee The occupational safety
and health atc
The legal Safety
OSHA has been unquestionably successful in raising the level
Consists of the president of the United The effect of OSHA of awareness of occupational safety
States and the many regulatory agencies the Excutive branch system in the
president oversees
US If a compliance officer believes that a violation has occurred, h or
Citations and Penalties she issues a citation to the employer that specifies the exact
practice or situation that violates the act. The employer is required
to post this citation in a prominent place near the location of the
Consists of the federal court system, which is violation even if the employer intends to contest it.
made up of three levels:
U.S. District Courts and quasi-judicial Judicial branch
administrative agencies
U.S. Courts of Appeals
THE LEGAL
The Supreme Court Given the increasing focus on international management,
ENVIRONMENT: Safety awareness
programs
Promoting Safety Internationally organizations also need to consider how to best ensure the safety
of people regardless of the nation in which they operate

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT Reinforcing Safe Practices Implementing a safety incentive program to reward workers for
their support and commitment to safety goals.

OPPORTUNITY AND 6
Identifying and Communicating Job Hazards
Employees, supervisors, and other knowledgeable sources need to
Refers to the government's attempt to ensure sit down discuss potential problems related to safety
that all individuals have an equal chance for
employment, regardless of race, color, religion,
sex, age, disability, or national origin
Definition
SAFETY Current Issues
2 Regarding
Sexual harassment
Diversity and
Equal EEO
• Constitutional amendments
LGBT issues
• Congressional legislation Major EEO Laws and Regulations Employment
• Executive orders
0pportunity Affirmative action and
reverse discrimination
(EEO)
Outcomes of the Americans
with disabilities act

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

protects you. It states that
Retaliation for employers cannot retaliate against
Participation employees for either "opposing" a
perceived illegal employment practice
and Opposition or "participating in a proceeding"
related to an alleged illegal
employment practice.

Investigation and Patterns and practice Plaintiffs attempt to show

Resolution three things
Information Gathering

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Issurance of Guidelines Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) 4

Enforcement of Exists when individuals in similar situations are

EEO treated differently and the different
Types of Disparate treatment treatment is based on the individual's race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or
Discrimination disability status.
The agency responsible for
enforcing the executive
Office of Federal Contract
orders that cover companies
Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
doing business with the
federal government

Presents a relatively new theory of

discrimination. It began with regard
Action Goals and Utilization Reasonable accommodation to religious discrimination but has
Steps timetables Analysis been both expanded and popularized
with the passade of the ADA

Occurs when a facially neutral

employment practice
Disparate impact disproportionately excludes a
protected group from employment
opportunities.