ASIS CPP - Personnel Security (Part 1) Flashcards
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibits discrimination, failure or refusal to hire, discharge, limitation, segregation, or classification in any way adverse to an employee or employment applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Civil Rights
Together with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 & the Equal Pay Act of 1963, make up a formidable federal legal arsenal to suppress discrimination in employment
Civil Rights
Bringing a charge under federal civil rights law results in an investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Civil Rights
Created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Civil Rights
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Investigates employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and its amendments
Civil Rights History
- 24th Amendment to the Constitution barred poll taxes in 1964
- US Supreme Court ruled “one man, one vote” in 1964
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Affirmative action began in the early 1960’s & guidelines were toughened in 1969 & 1970
- The EEOC & office of Federal Contract Compliance helped make significant progress in minority and female employment opportunities
Civil Rights
American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) 1990
- Expanded the Access Board’s mandate to include
- Developing the accessibility guidelines for facilities & vehicles covered by the law
- Providing technical assistance & training on the guidelines
- Conducting research to support & maintain the guidelines
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Title 1 addresses attitudinal barriers
- Titles 2 & 3 address physical barriers
Civil Rights
What is the key to accommodating disabled persons?
Accessibility
Civil Rights
A permanent or transitory psychological, physiological, or anatomical loss or abnormality of structure or function, such as an amputated limb, paralysis after polio, diabetes, mental retardation, impaired hearing, near-sightedness
Impairment
Civil Rights
Restriction on, or prevention of, carrying out an activity because of an impairment in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human, such as a difficulty in walking, seeing, speaking, hearing, counting, lifting, reading, writing, etc…
Disability
Civil Rights
A disability that interferes with what is expected at a particular time in one’s life such as an inability to care for oneself
Handicap
Civil Rights
Occurs when some employees or applicants are treated less favorably than others, based on race, color religion, sex, or national origin; plaintiff must prove intent
Disparate Treatment
Civil Rights
Occurs when an employer’s practices, though facially neutral, fall more harshly on one group or another, without a justification of business necessity, no proof of intent is required
Disparate Impact
Civil Rights
A selection rate for any race, sex, or ethnic group less than 4/5 of the rate for the group with the highest rate will generally be regarded by federal enforcement agencies as evidence of adverse impact
“Four-Fifths Rule”
Civil Rights
Requires employers to give equal pay for equal work regardless of age, sex, national origin, etc…
Equal Pay Act (1963)
Civil Rights
EEOC Definition of Harassment
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment
Civil Rights
Harassment
- Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term on condition of an individual’s employment
- Submission to a rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individuals
- Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment
Civil Rights
BFOQ
Bona fide Occupational Qualification
(Title 7 of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964)
Civil Rights
The member of a “favored” or majority group alleges that he or she was the victim of discrimination by a member of a “disfavored” or minority group
Reverse Discrimination
Civil Rights
The employer does not discriminate against the entire class, such as all women, but only against a subcategory of the class, such as women with children, married women, or women of childbearing age
Sex Plus Discrimination
Labor Law
Taken together, the following make up the bulk of the national labor relations law of the US
- The National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act 1935)
- Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley Act 1947)
- Labor-Management Reporting & Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act 1959)
Labor Law
National Labor Relations Act
(NLRA 1935)
- Most significant “foundational” labor relations law
- Known as the “Wagner Act” after its sponsor Senator Robert Wagner, it remains the fundamental charter of organized labor
- Gave workers the right to representation in collective bargaining
- Amended in 1947 by the Taft-Hartley Act
Labor Law
Labor Management Relations Act (1947)
Known as the Taft-Hartley Act
Labor Law
Labor-Management Reporting & Disclosure Act (1959)
Known as Landrum-Griffin Act
Prohibited “hot cargo” agreements
Labor Law
Voluntary agreements between a union and a neutral employer by which the employer agrees to cease handling or otherwise dealing with the products of a company with which the union has a dispute
“Hot Cargo” Agreements
Labor Law
Activities defined as unfair labor practices by the NLRA
- Interfering with restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights
- Dominating or interfering with the information of any Labor organization or contributing financial or other support to it
- Encouraging or discouraging membership in any labor organization
- Discharging or discriminating against any employee because he or she filed charges or gave testimony under NLRA
- Refusing to bargain with representatives of a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit
Labor Law
What is a basic test of unfair labor practice?
Whether it results in or is likely to result in, the kind of coercion or discrimination prohibited by the NLRD
Labor Law
Secure activities that may contribute to unfair labor practice charges
- controlling admittance to the work site through checkpoints
- Addressing the presence or distribution of union literature on employer property
- Investigating the background or activities of a job application or current employees
- Security investigations into protected, legal union activities can be considered unfair labor practices
- Use of undercover investigations during periods of labor turmoil or during an organizing campaign is particularly perilous
Labor Law
Security activities that may contribute to unfair labor practice…ctd
- undercover investigators should avoid learning about union activities when investigating legitimate concerns, and should not report such information if learned
- Background investigations that inquire about prior union membership, in conjunction with a finding of more-than-random rejection of applicants with union background may be considered an unfair labor practice
Labor Law
Types of strikes
Economic Strike
Unfair Labor Practice Strike
Labor Law
Strike Planning
(three phases of planning
Pre-strike Planning
Strike Operations
Post strike analysis & evaluation
Labor Law
Planning for a strike begins with?
The first indication a strike my occur
Labor Law
Executive management should develop a temporary organization chart that clearly delegates on-the-spot decision-making authority to one or more individuals who will always be present
Labor Law
Central Planning Center
- Coordinates matters concerning internal operations & strike strategy and includes executive liaison
- The senior executive should be located here
- Security planning center: coordinates physical security matters; the senior security executive should be located here
Labor Law
The chief weapon of strikers other than withholding their labor is…?
Discourage access to the facility & prevent shipments to/from the facility
Labor Law
The basic premise for planning access to a struck facility is…?
To use the fewest entries possible
Labor Law
Where should the labor strike entry be?
- Located in areas easily policed
- They should be situated so that loss of control by police would produce traffic control problems
Labor Law
Normally vehicular access to a struck facility is preferred
Labor Law
It is important to refrain from documenting ____ activities but to be sure to document ____activities as fully as possible?
- Avoid documenting legal activities
- Be sure to document illegal activities
Labor Law
What legal doctrine of precedent does not apply to arbitration
Starte Decisis
Labor Law
Objectives of Security handling strikes
- Prevent injury & property damage
- Preserve the integrity of the work site for the early resumption of normal activities
- Maintain order
Labor Law
Security must do the following to meet its objectives during a strike
- Plan properly
- Deploy resources effectively
- Respond quickly to incidents
Labor Law
Security must be seen as taking what kind of position during labor disputes?
Neutral
Labor Law
Directions to field security must come directly from who?
Security Department
Labor Law
The most important external relationship during a strike is with who?
Local Police
Labor Law
In the handling of strikes, it is best to follow what?
Incident Command Protocols
Labor Law - Strikes
What is the “clear zone”?
It should be maintained between the perimeter & parked vehicles or stored materials
65 - 100 ft.
Labor Law
This better zone (clear zone) serves 3 purposes
- Moves target a considerable distance from the picket time
- It creates a clear area in which any person is immediately obvious
- it establishes a positive line of demarcation between company security forces & police
Labor Law
An existing guard force should be placed on emergency status to maintain maximum manpower during peak periods
Overlapping shifts often provides this coverage
Labor Law
If no guard force is available, supervisory personnel should be organized into a patrol group
The patrol function is not to enforce the law but to detect the presence of a crime & promptly report to the police
Labor Law - After Strike
When the strike ends, what should security do immediately?
Quickly dismantle perimeter strike measures & restore the appearance of normal operations
Labor Law
It is critical that police commanders be informed immediately when a strike ends