Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance Flashcards
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Under the ADA, an employer must provide reasonable accommodations for an employee with an anxiety disorder UNLESS doing so would cause:
Answer: Undue hardship
The ADA requires reasonable accommodations unless they impose undue hardship—significant difficulty or expense—on the employer.
A supervisor who openly mocks an employee's depression diagnosis in a team meeting may be creating grounds for which type of legal claim?
Answer: Hostile work environment
Repeated ridicule of a protected condition can constitute a hostile work environment under Title I of the ADA or Title VII.
OSHA's General Duty Clause can be invoked to address workplace psychological hazards because it requires employers to maintain a workplace free from:
Answer: Recognized serious hazards
The General Duty Clause covers recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm, which courts have extended to severe psychological hazards.
Which federal law specifically prohibits retaliation against employees who report emotional or psychological abuse that qualifies as workplace harassment?
Answer: Title VII
Title VII's anti-retaliation provisions protect employees who oppose unlawful harassment, including harassment tied to protected characteristics.
A manager trained in emotional intelligence who discovers an employee's mental health records without authorization has most likely violated:
Answer: HIPAA privacy rules
HIPAA protects individually identifiable health information, and unauthorized access to mental health records violates its Privacy Rule.
In EI-based compliance training, 'psychological safety' is operationally important because it encourages employees to:
Answer: Report misconduct without fear of retaliation
Psychological safety enables employees to speak up about concerns or violations, which is foundational to effective compliance cultures.
Which regulatory concept requires organizations to document that their anti-harassment training has been delivered and understood by employees?
Answer: Training recordkeeping compliance
Training recordkeeping compliance mandates documented evidence of who received training, when, and what was covered to demonstrate due diligence.