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Contemporary Human Resources:

Wayne Smith, Ph.D.Department of

ManagementCSU Northridge

ws@csun.edu

Compliance Issues

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Discrimination Statutes• U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII--Employment) (aka

“protected classes”)– Race– Color [of Skin]– Religion– Sex– National Origin

• Extensions from Case Law– Gender (and Sexual Orientation)– Marital Status

• Other Acts– Age– Disability (ADA and Rehabilitation—Section 504)

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Race Bias (Denny’s)

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Race Bias (Bass Pro Shops)

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Race/Gender Bias

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Sex Bias

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Disability

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Prior Arrests/Convictions Records

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Increasing (slightly) Drug Use

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Misc. Proscriptions(local SFV café/bar)

Night Club – entrance

Undocumented Workers (Chipotle)

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“Non-compete/Non-disclosure”

Nike/Adidas

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“Non-disparaging” contracts (and Workers on “H1-B

Visas”)

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“No-Poaching Collusion”

(Google/Apple/Intel/Adobe)

(and initially, Inuit/Pixar/LucasFilm)

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“Contract Workers and Franchisees”

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“Collective Bargaining (Unions)”

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“Employees” or “Contractors” or ?

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