Fetal protection policy invalidated

Article Abstract:

The US Supreme Court has invalidated the fetal protection policy of Johnson Controls Inc by deciding that employers cannot prevent women from performing jobs that may harm unborn children. Johnson Controls had adopted a policy in 1982 to prevent women from working in areas in which lead exposure was high if they could not prove they were infertile. Originally, a district court had decided that Johnson Controls' policy was a business necessity. However, the Supreme Court held that the policy violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court's decision was based on the fact that fertile women, but not fertile men, were prevented from performing certain jobs.

Human resource management, Johnson Controls Inc., Sex discrimination, Sex discrimination against women, United States. Supreme Court, Fetal protection (Employment policy)

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Bargaining over work relocation decisions

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has introduced a new test to determine if an employer is required to bargain over the relocation of bargaining unit work. The NLRB, ruling on Dubuque Packing Company's dispute with Local 150A of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, found the company guilty of violating the Taft-Hartley Act. It is therefore recommended that employers carefully evaluate relocation-related decisions with respect to their bargaining obligations with any union representing their employees.

Labor organizations, Admin. of social & manpower programs, Meat packing plants, Laws, regulations and rules, Meat industry, Collective bargaining, Business relocation, United States. National Labor Relations Board, column, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Dubuque Packing Company Inc.

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Scope of OFCCP audits limited

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An analysis of a recent federal district court decision pertaining to the University of North Carolina and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is presented. The district court has limited significantly the compliance review requirements of the OFCCP applying to schools within a state university system which actually receive federal contracts. Ramifications of the decision are also discussed.

University of North Carolina, United States. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

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