Legal and Ethical Compliance Flashcards
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When conducting background checks on job applicants, supervisors must ensure compliance with:
Answer: The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
The FCRA governs the use of consumer reports, including background checks, and requires disclosure, consent, and adverse action procedures.
A supervisor suspects an employee may be struggling with substance abuse that is affecting performance. The MOST legally appropriate first step is to:
Answer: Address the documented performance issues and refer the employee to the EAP
Supervisors should focus on documented performance deficiencies and refer employees to the Employee Assistance Program rather than making medical accusations.
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects employees' right to:
Answer: Engage in concerted activity for mutual aid or protection, including union organizing
The NLRA protects employees' rights to organize, join unions, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities for mutual benefit.
An employee tells their supervisor they need a religious accommodation to observe a holy day. Under Title VII, the supervisor must:
Answer: Make a reasonable effort to accommodate the religious practice unless it causes undue hardship
Title VII requires employers to reasonably accommodate sincerely held religious beliefs unless doing so would cause undue hardship to the business.
Which of the following would most likely constitute an ethical violation of confidentiality by a supervisor?
Answer: Sharing an employee's medical leave details with curious coworkers
Sharing an employee's medical information with coworkers violates both ethical confidentiality obligations and HIPAA privacy protections.
A supervisor who consistently assigns the least desirable projects to employees over 50 while giving better assignments to younger employees may be committing:
Answer: Age discrimination under the ADEA
Systematically disadvantaging employees based on age in work assignments constitutes age discrimination prohibited by the ADEA for workers 40 and older.
Which statement BEST describes a supervisor's obligation regarding workplace violence prevention?
Answer: Supervisors must recognize warning signs, take threats seriously, and follow established reporting procedures
Effective workplace violence prevention requires supervisors to recognize behavioral warning signs, take all threats seriously, and follow their organization's reporting and escalation procedures.