Final Test Flashcards
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
Prohibits employers from discrimination against pregnancy and related medical conditions but does not require pregnancy related benefits or leave
Family Medical Leave Act
Allows employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leve when ill, on the birth, adoption, or placement of a foster child, or to care for a sick child, parent or spouse.
Can be taken at any time once you’ve been at a job for a year
OSHA Inspections
Inspect for Imminent Damages
Investigate Accidents
Employee Complaints
High-Level Industries
Family Wage Philosophy
Pay disparities (paying men more than women) that were justified by beliefs that, in contrast to men, women did not have (but were) dependents
EEOC v. Berge Ford inc.
No job performance complaints
Fear of getting ill while driving (morning sickness)
$70,000 settlement
EEOC v. O’Reilly Automotive
Woman with 30 pound lifting restrictions, but still cleared to work by managers
HR decided to terminate her bc of it, though they had let others with temporary disabilities continue working
Settlement: $50,000 and a positive letter of recommendation
Lehman v. Kohl’s department store
5 store manager positions were given to less experienced and less qualified men within a two month period, as well as to women with no children or women who assured their bosses they would have no more children
On occasion one of Lehman’s supervisors allegedly asked her you’re not going to get pregnant again, are you etc.?
Awarded $2 Million
What did FMLA do?
Women who had children after implementation returned to work faster, and more likely to the same job
But suffered wages compared to pre-FMLA and to male counterparts
Factors in Women’s increasing participation in the workplace
Economic pressures
The rise in single parenting
Psychological Benefits associated with work
Traditional
more guilt from family interfering with work
Egalitarian
more guilt from work interfering with family
Traditional Men
more guilt from family interfering with work
The Second Shift
The second 8 hour day of home and child care work performed by most working women after they leave their paid jobs
Kaleidoscope Careers
Authenticity
Balance
Challenge
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Private and Public Employees Develop and Enforce standards Can Implement fines (and jail if deaths occur) Over 40,000 violations in '09 Almost 100,000 violations
Problems With OSHA
Too much regulation/ unrealistic standards
Outdated regulations
Uneven rule enforcement
Case Study: Oil Rig
Ely & Myerson: Interviews over 2 years with employees of oil rigs
- Work together for common good of the crew
- Personal Responsibility “people supporting people”
- Instructions on how to shut down platform if necessary (autonomy)
- “sense of shared fate or humanity, and a willingness to transcend personal image in favor of collective purposes”
- Competence =/= masculinity (dont reward the biggest baddest anymore)
- Aggression doesn’t get you promoted, doing the job well does
- Importance of continual learning, fallibility is ok
- Accident rate fell by 84%, production at all time high
Steps to prevent workplace violence
screen applicants
manager training
Communication from leadership (including developing a culture of safety)
Meaningful reporting structure
Wellness Programs: Benefits and Discounts
Discounts
Gift Cards
Surcharge for Smokers
Wellness Programs: Do they work?
Work equally well for lowering absenteeism and increasing job satisfaction
Non Compete Agreement
Cant work for a competitor within a certain amount of time
Intellectual Property
Anything thought of at work is owned by the company
Non Pirating
Cant take clients when you leave
Employee Privacy
- Off duty behavior is generally off limits
- NJ case where employees 4th amendment rights were not violated bc he went over texting plan (which was paid for by company)
