Essay about Hrm 300 Week 3 Team Eeoa Rights Review

Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Review Business environments today display diversity, a numerical composition that reflects different kinds of people, such as men and women of different ethnic origins, educational experiences, and professional backgrounds (Beamish, Morrison, Inkpen, Rosenzweig, 2003). A vast amount of organizations are emulating a diverse workforce. Fair treatment of employees is the responsibility of the human resource management team within a firm. Footsteps of past generations are the facilitating mechanism allowing today’s generation to participate in a safe and fair workplace. Specific rules and regulations assist in equal employment opportunities for every employee. The Equal Employment†¦show more content†¦KRS had a practice that employees under the age of 55 that became disabled could receive payments based on their years of service plus their remaining years to age 55, and those employees who had reached age 55 or greate r were only eligible for regular retirement. In a five–four decision the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the KRS citing that the motivation behind the decision to offer different options to those under 55 was not made based on the age of the individual, but by the pension status. This court decision implies that as long as there is primary motivating factor other than age, the age of an individual can be used as a condition of a benefit. In Bates v. Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (Case # 1:08-0028 US District Court for Middle District, Tennessee) seven former employees filed suit claiming Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (DAS) violated their rights under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) when they were suspended or terminated based on a positive drug test for prescription medication (DFWPP, 2010). DAS implemented a new workplace drug testing policy and tested all employees for 12 different kinds of drugs both prescription and illegal that the company believes would impai r the employee’s ability to perform his or her job. Those that tested positive for a prescription drug were given the opportunity to provide proof of prescription and to seek and alternative medication that would notShow MoreRelatedFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 Pagesin 10/12 ITC Legacy Serif Book by Aptaracorp, Inc. and printed and bound by Courier/Kendallville. The cover was printed by Courier/Kendallville. This book is printed on acid free paper. Copyright  © 2010, 2007, 2005, 2002 John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108