LEB 323 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: National Labor Relations Act, Hostile Work Environment, Civil Rights Act Of 1964
16 Nov 2017
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Labor relations law: national labor relations act (nlra, right to organize/unionize, collective bargaining power, right to strike, also covers nonunion employees. Exception: bfoq defense employer must prove discrimination was for bona fide occupational qualification. To rebut, employer must have pretext (cover-up for intentional discrimination: sexual harassment. Quid pro quo harassment (cid:862)so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g fo(cid:396) so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g(cid:863) Hostile environment sexual harassment sexually oriented language or conduct that is unwelcome and that is suffi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tl(cid:455) (cid:862)se(cid:448)e(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d pe(cid:396)(cid:448)asi(cid:448)e(cid:863) to alte(cid:396) te(cid:396)(cid:373)s a(cid:374)d conditions of employment for an employee who has been targeted. Challenged employment practice was necessary to achieve an important business objective. Practice equally achieves this objective: seniority systems (cid:862)(cid:271)o(cid:374)a fide(cid:863) (cid:894)good faith(cid:895) se(cid:374)io(cid:396)it(cid:455) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)s partially exempted from civil rights act, affirmative action in employment legal if: Program is temporary or until hiring goals are reached. Does not completely bar hiring or promotion of nonminority workers. Does not result in actual firing of nonminority workers. Does not force employer to hire or promote unqualified workers.
