Laws Affecting Human Resource Management

This activity is important because legislation and legal decisions have greatly affected all areas of human resource management since the 1930s. Laws cover areas ranging from hiring decisions, to training, to monitoring working conditions. These laws were passed because many businesses did not exercise fair labor practices voluntarily.

The goal of this activity is to demonstrate your understanding of the history of key laws.

Instructions: Place the laws in the order in which they were passed, from longest ago to most recent.

Laws Affecting Human Resource Management This activity is important because legislation and legal decisions have greatly affected all areas of human resource management since the 1930s. Laws cover areas ranging from hiring decisions, to training, to monitoring working conditions. These laws were passed because many businesses did not exercise fair labor practices voluntarily. The goal of this activity is to demonstrate your understanding of the history of key laws. Instructions: Place the laws in the order in which they were passed, from longest ago to most recent Rank the options below. The Civil Rights Acts of 1964: Outlawed discrimination in employment based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin for firms with 15 or more employees. Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act: Overturned Supreme Court decisions that had reduced protections for certain people with disabilities like diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, autism, major depression, and cancer 7 Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA): Strengthened the EEOC by giving it broad powers. 3 3 The Civil Rights Acts of 1991: Amended Title VII of earlier Civil Rights Act 6 Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Protected individuals 40 or older from employment and workplace discrimination in all aspects of human resource management N 2 Americans with Disabilities Act: Required employers to give applicants with physical or mental disabilities the same consideration for employment as people without disabilities. 5 Vocational Rehabilitation Act: Extended discrimination protection to all people with physical and mental disabilities