Legal Issues in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
(INP 5131)
Instructor: Dr. Stephen J. Vodanovich
Phone: 474-2944 Building 41, Room 220 (Office), Room 225 (Research Lab)
e-mail: stevevodanovich@uwf.edu
Required reading: Gutman, A. (2000). EEO Law and Personnel Practices (2nd ed.). Sage Publishers.
Supreme Court cases. Guidelines, Laws, and Acts (see below).
Click here for Adobe Acrobat Reader (needed to view certain legal documents)
~ Primary Learning Objectives ~
Students should be able to:
1) Explain the major legal issues in I/O psychology, including the importance and complexity of these
issues.
2) Summarize the content of primary legal sources (e.g., Court cases, Acts, Guidelines).
3) Discuss the impact of court cases, guidelines, etc. for individuals, organizations, and society.
4) Give formal presentations that succinctly review the legal status of a given issue and evaluate its
strengths and weaknesses.
5) State how organizations can implement practices and procedures that allow them to comply with
EEOC regulations and help prevent various forms of discrimination.
~ Approximate Timeline ~
8/23 --- INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW ---
Gutman - Chapter # 1
Relevance of a course in legal issues slide (survey)
TIP Extent of coverage of legal issues in I/O programs
Slides - Introduction to legal citations and Federal Court System
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| Jurist Legal Dictionary, University of Pittsburg |
| NOLO Legal Dictionary |
| Duhaime's Law Dictionary |
| Law.com Dictionary |
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~Legal Sources on the Web ~ |
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission |
Find
Law |
 Legal
Information Institute at Cornell University |
 v/lex (Case law and other legal sources) |
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All links to such files below are from the Oyez Project) |
 Department
of Labor (Laws & Regulations)
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 Occupational
Safety & Health Administration |
 Department
of Justice
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 National
Archives & Records Administration (Federal Regulations,
Public Laws) |
8/25 --- MAJOR LAWS ---
~ CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS & EARLY CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS ~
Constitutional Amendments I - X (Bill of Rights) ||
Optional reading:
Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, 421 U.S. 454 (1975)
8/30 ---TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION & RULES OF EVIDENCE FOR DISCRIMINATION
» Uniform Guidelines on disparate treatment ||
McDonnell-Douglas v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters, 438 U.S. 567 (1978)
Optional reading:
Texas Dept. Of Community Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248 (1981)
9/1 ---TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION & RULES OF EVIDENCE FOR DISCRIMINATION (cont.)
» Uniform Guidelines on disparate impact (4/5 rule) ||
TIP On the Legal Front (Gutman) Adverse Impact: Why Is It So Difficult to Understand?
Teamsters v. United States, 431 U.S. 324 (1977)Hazelwood School District v. United States, 433 U.S. 299 (1977)
» Uniform Guidelines on documentation of impact (& validity evidence)
>> Internet Applicants:
Definition of "Job Applicant" for Internet and Related Electronic Technologies -- Q&A
Adoption of Questions and Answers of "Job Applicant" by the UGESP
- Race-Color Discrimination
- National Origin Discrimination || Compliance Manual on National Origin Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
Executive Order #11246 as amended
9/8 --- EMPLOYMENT TESTING ---
Griggs v. Duke Power Co. 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
[Group 3 presentation]
Click here to listen to the oral argument in the Griggs case
Albemarle Paper v. Moody 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
9/13--- EMPLOYMENT TESTING (cont.)
Connecticut v. Teal 457 U.S. 440 (1982)
Thompson, D. E., & Thompson, T. A. (1982). Court standards for job analysis in test validation.
Personnel Psychology, 35, 865-874.
Ricci v. DeStefano 557 U.S. (2009) || Dissenting opinion in Ricci
9/15 --- KEY CASES PRIOR TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991
Watson v. Fort Worth Bank and Trust 486 U.S. 977 (1988)
[Performance Appraisal, Burden Of Proof] ||
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Antonio 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
[Statistical Comparisons, Burden Of Proof]
9/20 --- KEY CASES PRIOR TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 (cont.)
Martin v. Wilks, 490 U.S. 755 (1989)
[Consent Degree Judgments]
Lorance v. AT&T Technologies Inc., 490 U.S. 900 (1989)
[Seniority System Challenges]
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989)
[Mixed Motive Cases]
9/22 --- CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991
"Key" CRA 1991 Questions || Civil Rights Act of 1991 ~
SIOP position on the definition of "business necessity" (letter to Senator Hawkins)
Relatively recent mixed-motive case ---
Desert Palace, Inc. DBA Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino v. Costa (2003)
TIP Gutman --- Ground Rules for Adverse Impact
9/27 ---Test #1 Review and test given out
10/6 --- SEX DISCRIMINATION -- Family/Pregnancy Leave
California Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Guerra 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
EEOC Fact Sheet--Pregnancy Discrimination
10/11 --- SEX DISCRIMINATION (cont.) -- Sexual Harassment
EEOC Sexual Harassment Guidelines
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson 477 U. S. 57 (1986)
Harris v. Forklift Systems (92-1168)
10/13 --- SEX DISCRIMINATION (cont.) -- Sexual HarassmentOncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Incorporated, et al. (96-568)
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth (97-569)
Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School Dist. (96-1866)
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (97-282)
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education 526 U.S. 629 (1999)
10/18 --- SEX DISCRIMINATION (cont.) -- Wages
Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, 417, U.S. 188 (1974)
(Comparable Worth)--County of Washington v. Gunther, 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Rubber Co. 550 U.S. (2007)
10/20 --- AGE DISCRIMINATION ---
Faley, R. J., Kleiman, L. S., & Lengnick-Hall, M. L. (1984). Age discrimination in
personnel psychology: A review and synthesis of the legal literature with implications
for future research. Personnel Psychology, 37, 327-350.
10/25 --- AGE DISCRIMINATION (cont.)
Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell, 472 U.S. 400 (1985)
O'Conner v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.(95-354)
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
10/27 --- AGE DISCRIMINATION (cont.)
Smith v. City of Jackson (2005) [Disparate impact claim under the ADEA]
On The Legal Front (Gutman, July 2005 TIP) Smith v. City of Jackson --- Adverse Impact in the
TIP Gutman --- On the Legal Front: The Kimel Ruling
11/1 --- DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ---
Section 501 & 505 | Section 503| Section 504
and Other Staffing Firms
- Enforcement Guidance (Reasonable Accommodation & Undue Hardship) || Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation
- Q&A Enforcement Guidance: Application of the ADA to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Agencies
11/3 --- DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION (cont.)
PGA Tour v. Martin 532 U.S. 661 (2001)
Bragdon v. Abbott 524 U.S. 624 (1998)
Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. (97-1943)
Summary of decision and dissenting opinions in Sutton
Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 527 U.S. 516 (1999)
Albertsons, Inc. v. Kirkingburg (98-591)
11/8 --- DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION (cont.)
TIP Gutman --- On the Legal Front: The Supreme Court Ruling in US Airways v. Barnett
Gutman --- On the Legal Front: Two January 2002 Supreme Court Rulings:
Toyota v. Williams & EEOC v. Waffle House
Test No. 2 given out
11/10
Test No. 2 given out
11/15 --- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Weber 443 U.S. 193 (1979)
Johnson v. Transportation Agency, 480 U.S. 616 (1987)
11/17 --- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (cont.)
Gratz V. Bollinger 539 U.S. 244 (2003) HTML version || Pdf version
Grutter V. Bollinger 539 U.S. (02-241) 288 F.3d 732 (2003) HTML version || Pdf version
TIP Gutman --- On the Legal Front: Affirmative Action: What’s Going On?
Gutman --- On the Legal Front: The Administration’s Position on Gratz and
Grutter: Too Many Inconsistencies
Uniform Guidelines regarding Affirmative Action
DOL Fact Sheet on Affirmative Action
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212
11/22 --- DRUG TESTING
Treasury Employees v. Von Raab, 489 U.S. 656 (1989)
Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn., 489 U.S. 602 (1989)
11/24 --- NO CLASS (Thankgiving Holiday)
11/29 --- LIE DETECTION AND HONESTY TESTING
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Sackett, P. R., Burris, L. R., & Callahan, C. (1989). Integrity testing for personnel selection:
An update. Personnel Psychology, 42, 491-529.
Genetic Testing
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - 2008 (Section 202, Employer Practices)
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Dothard v. Rawlinson, 433 U.S. 321 (1977
12/1 --- HEALTH AND SAFETY
Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 499 U.S. 187 (1991)
--- APPLICATION BLANK QUESTIONS
EXAM WEEK --- Test # 3
Course requirements and grading criteria:
- Three essay tests (25% each)
- Verbal & written presentations of court cases, acts, laws, guidelines and completion of scheduled assignments (25%).
- Class attendence is required. Each unexcused absence will result in a 2-point reduction in the final grade.
*** Please note that makeup tests will not be given.
