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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
The text of a Congressional hearing regarding the use of lie detector devices, particularly polygraph machines and whether they are accurate in truth and fact detecting in the work place is provided in this document. Special focus is given to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act. Initial statements by Congressmen Matthew G. Martinez, Steve…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Petersen, Donald J.; Massengill, Douglass – Personnel Administrator, 1982
Cites court cases and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines that affix employer liability for sexual harassment. Offers management advice on developing policies and practices for dealing with sexual harassment that are based on responses from 74 "Fortune 500" firms. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1982
This document is a transcript of a United States Senate subcommittee hearing which was conducted to review the effort the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration have undertaken to hire and train new air traffic controllers to take the places of those controllers who went on strike in August, 1981, and were…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1982
The House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, sponsored an American Association for the Advancement of Science seminar (July 28, 1981) and 6 days of hearings (September 9-17, 1981) on "The Human Factor in Innovation and Productivity." These hearings were designed to increase knowledge…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Employer Employee Relationship, Government Role, Human Resources
Kruchko, John G.; Dube, Lawrence E., Jr. – Personnel Administrator, 1982
Reviews the law and regulations developing in the area of employers' right to ban foreign languages during the work day. Management is advised to inventory the times, places, and occasions when English is essential and to publicize a rule covering such circumstances. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship, Federal Regulation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Armed Services. – 1988
Within this document is the testimony delivered by 15 individuals at congressional hearings. Among the issues spoken to are: the combat exclusion law and its effect on the careers of women in the military; the kinds of jobs open to female armed services personnel; special problems that women in the military face; their promotion and retention…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship, Enlisted Personnel, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedOneglia, Stewart B.; Cornelius, Susan French – Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1981
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's new guidelines, although untested in court, are consistent with prior Title VII case law in the areas of racial harassment and employer liability and more expansive though consistent with existing sexual harassment case law. They should also establish some specificity in the parameters of sexual…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Heinrich, Janet – 2001
Current evidence suggests emerging shortages of nurses available or willing to fill some vacant positions in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care. The nationwide unemployment rate for registered nurses (RNs), which has been low for many years, has declined to 1.0 percent, the lowest level in more than a decade. Nurses report job dissatisfaction…
Descriptors: Career Education, Data Collection, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
The National Literacy Act of 1991 is a comprehensive approach for improving the literacy and basic skill levels of adults by coordinating, integrating, and investing in adult and family literacy programs at the federal, state, and local levels. The legislation provides for research and program delivery. All sectors, including public,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Education Work Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1991
Hearings on family-friendly workplaces for fathers were held in an effort to help create a corporate culture that allows fathers to take advantage of and support different workplace policies. Fathers' impact on children's development, and the reasons why it is important for fathers to be part of the parenting process, are examined. Representative…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Day Care, Employed Parents, Employee Absenteeism
Biggs, Thomas S., Jr. – 1980
In 1979 judicial activity continued to add to the body of law available relative to relationships between universities and colleges and their employees. Cases touched on the nature of the contract when an offer of employment has been made and accepted, benefits and working conditions, and termination and the procedural safeguards involved.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Contracts, Court Litigation
