Module 13

Question 1

Workplace privacy

Answer 1

The U.S. has several constitutional, federal, state, tort and statutory laws that impact and protect privacy, prohibit discrimination and regulate certain workplace practices.

Question 2

Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Employee Privacy

Answer 2

Regulates unfair and deceptive commercial practices
Enforces a variety of laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which limits employers’
ability to receive an employee’s or applicant’s credit report, driving records, criminal records and other reports

Question 3

Department of Labor (DoL): Employee Privacy

Answer 3

Oversees “the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and healthcare benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements.”

Question 4

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB):

Answer 4

Administers the National Labor Relations Act
Conducts elections to determine if employees want union representation; investigates and
remedies unfair labor practices by employers and unions

Question 5

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA):

Answer 5

Requires employers to provide a safe workplace

Question 6

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC):

Answer 6

Requires disclosures about payment and other information about senior executives of publicly traded companies, as well as registration requirements for market participants, such as broker- dealers and transfer agents

Question 7

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):

Answer 7

Works to prevent discrimination in the workplace
Oversees many laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Question 8

U.S. antidiscrimination laws

Answer 8

prohibit discrimination in hiring and other employment decisions. A secondary effect, however, is that they often affect how interviews and other background screening activities are conducted. Employers should be cognizant of antidiscrimination laws when screening employees.

Question 9

Civil Rights Act

Answer 9

Bars discrimination due to race, color, religion, sex and national origin

Question 10

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer 10

Bars discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities

Question 11

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Answer 11

Bars discrimination based on individuals’ genetic information

Question 12

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, or ECPA

Answer 12

prohibits the interception of wire communications. In the workplace, there are two exceptions that permit the interception of communication: When one of the parties has given consent and when done in the co

Question 13

Which federal agency oversees “the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States”?

Answer 13

Department of Labor (DOL)

Question 14

The Civil Rights Act bars discrimination due to what?

Answer 14

Race
Color
Religion
National origin
Sex

Question 15

Job candidate background screenings are required for what types of jobs?

Answer 15

Those who work with children
Those who work with the elderly
Those who work with disabled individuals