UGBA 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Employment Opportunity, Regents Of The University Of California

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Business Administration Undergraduate Program
• Course: UGBA 10
• Professor: John Briginshaw

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Employment law: equal employment opportunity laws, sexual harassment, wage and hour laws, government enforcement agencies. Griggs vs. duke power: selection requirements have to be job-related, do not need to prove intent, adverse impact = disproportional impact on protected subgroup. Bakke vs. uc regents: reverse discrimination, quotas as illegal. A disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. Cannot reject a person from employment because of a disability. All people should be evaluated on the basis of their ability to perform the essential functions of the hob. Employers must be blind to sex, age, race, creed, color, national origin, religion, or disability status (and sexual orientation in ca) in employment decisions. La(cid:449) tells you (cid:449)hat you ca(cid:374)"t use, not (cid:449)hat you should use. La(cid:449) does(cid:374)"t co(cid:448)er other characteristic that people use i(cid:374) a discri(cid:373)i(cid:374)atory (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374)er. Break the tie between the two candidates. Pick the candidate who is under-represented in the workforce.