RESOURCES TO USE

https://www.workrights.org/

https://www.aclu.org/other/lifestyle-discrimination-workplace-your-right-privacy-under-attack

https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_95/GS_95-28.2.html

Most employers conduct some sort of pre-employment background check on applicants and they implement policies to regulate post-employment conduct. These are lawful and prudent measures to take if a business is to have the best possible workforce. But, how far can employers go in checking out employees and regulating their behavior? Are "acceptable" boundaries fully articulated in law? you will explore the issue oflifestyle discriminationas it relates to employee privacy topics. What if one day, as a human resource manager, you're asked to develop a personnel policy that states the employer may take disciplinary action against any employee who eats too many cheeseburgers? Hey now, that's un-American!

Your task is to identify issues of lifestyle discrimination and employee privacy.

After visiting the websites

1. Why do some employers want to use an employee's private lifestyle as a basis to discriminate against them?
2. What are some of the lifestyle choices employers choose to discriminate against?
3. What legal grounds could employees potentially use to counteract any employer discrimination based on lifestyle?
4. Some employers want to limit employee tobacco use - even after work hours. Is this notion gaining favor in American society?
5. What lifestyle choices do you think should be illegal to discriminate against?