EMPLOYMENT TESTS: US EMPLOYMENT LAW

If you have a grasp of the legal considerations surrounding drug testing and of the procedures that should be used to ensure the validity of any drug testing that is done; Understand ADA and GINA requirements for medical exams and genetic tests including when medical and genetic information can be lawfully obtained, the type of information that can be obtained, and the uses to which that information can be put; Understand how employment tests can give rise to disparate impact claims and how courts go about deciding such cases; Have a general awareness of test validation and what employers should do to ensure that the tests they use are legally defensible, answer the following:

Many employees do not have formal education, and many do not test well.

1. Do you believe that "Tests of Ability" are necessary?

2. If a test is job-related and consistent with business necessity, do you believe that a scored test is fair, or does it still present an unfair disadvantage to certain otherwise qualified employees?

(Answer may be informally written but must be your own words with a minimum of two paragraphs in length).

3. Cite your sources

possible sources: Using practice employment tests to improve recruitment and personnel selection outcomes for organizations and job seekers. (apa.org)

A Critical Review of Literature on Employment Selection Tests (sadil.ws)