1st Edition

Discrimination Law Issues for the Safety Professional

By Thomas D. Schneid Copyright 2012
440 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

438 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

438 Pages
by CRC Press

Safety professionals communicate, directly and indirectly with a large number of employees and others on a daily basis. While not lawyers, they regularly deal with legal issues. A subset of their responsibilities includes how to discuss safety without crossing the discriminatory line. To do this, they need an understanding of discrimination laws. Discrimination Law Issues for the Safety... Read more

History and Overview
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions
Endnotes

Title VII of the Civil Right Act
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Endnotes

Proactive Protections to Prevent Discrimination under Title VII
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

Defending a Claim of Discrimination under Title VII
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

Americans with Disabilities Act
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions
Endnotes

Proactive Protections to Prevent Discrimination under the ADA
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

Defending a Claim of Discrimination under the ADA
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

Proactive Protections to Prevent Discrimination under the ADEA
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

Defending a Claim of Discrimination under the ADEA
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
Learning Objectives
Chapter Questions

Equal Pay Act
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Chapter Questions

Other Antidiscrimination Laws
Learning Objectives
Hypothetical Situation
Overview
Federal Antidiscrimination Laws
State Antidiscrimination Laws
Local Laws
Chapter Questions

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Americans with Disability Act
ADA Amendments Act of 2008
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Index

Biography

Thomas D. Schneid

"… Each of the chapters in Dr. Schneid’s latest text has an important bearing on your work in the safety and health field. … Take the time to make sure this text has a prominent place on your bookshelf, read it, highlight the pages … a useful and often-used reference text."
—From the foreword by Michael J. Fagel, PhD., CEM, MPPA Program, Northwestern University