3. Legal Standards for Selecting Employees (Keyboard Navigable Alternate Version)

Legal Standards for Selecting Employees

All selection methods must conform to laws and legal precedents. Several laws apply to the selection process. They include the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

HR personnel must ensure that their organizations respect all laws and regulations regarding employment. Along with equal employment opportunity, organizations must be concerned about candidates' privacy rights because information gathered during the selection process may include information that employees consider confidential. This activity is important because it tests your knowledge of four significant laws.

The goal of this activity is to match the descriptions with the appropriate employee selection law.

Read each description of an employment law, then select the appropriate law to which it refers.

1. This law protects individuals over the age of 40.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1991

B. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

C. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

D.Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

2. This law protects individuals with physical or mental disabilities (or a history of the same).

A. Civil Rights Act of 1991

B. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

C. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

D.Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

3. Prohibits preferential treatment in favor of minority groups.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1991

B. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

C. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

D.Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

4. This law requires employers to verify and maintain records on applicant's legal rights to work in the United States.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1991

B. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

C. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

D.Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

5. Applicants and employers must fill out Form I-9.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1991

B. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

C. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

D.Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

6. This law outlaws almost all mandatory retirement programs.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1991

B. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

C. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

D.Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

7. This law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to allow individuals to perform essential functions of the job.

A. Civil Rights Act of 1991

B. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

C. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991

D.Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986