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Introduction

Employment law, or labor law, governs the interactions and duties  between employees and employers. The purpose of these laws is to ensure  that workers are safe and treated fairly. The laws also serve to protect  employers’ interests as well. Employment laws are primarily based on  both federal and state constitutions and legislation.

Understanding employment law is extremely important for HR  practitioners, all members of management, and employees as well.  Employees should understand their rights in the workplace to ensure they  are treated fairly; employers need to understand and abide by  employment law guidelines to ensure that they promote a safe and fair  workplace and to avoid employment-related legal action that can be very  costly to the organization.

HR practitioners need to ensure the company operates within legal  guidelines by monitoring programs and practices, and this assessment  will help to strengthen your understanding of these topics.

A law cannot ensure that a behavior will change. Laws and behaviors  are not fixed, and in order to study them it is necessary to put them in  perspective. This assessment considers law in relation to workplace  behaviors and shifts in demographics. Specifically, it looks at the  foundation of U.S. law and the related legislation enacted to address  the rights of U.S. citizens as they engage in workplace contracts and  activities.

Events and inventions demanded workers develop different skill sets.  As those forces of change arose, public pressure, under the banner of  equal opportunity, influenced the workplace and the courts. In an  agrarian society, one works on the land. In an industrialized society,  one works in a union with an enterprise. In a service society, one works  in relationship with other people.

As you look to the global workplace, you see participants in the  labor contract at different stages of managing relationships. The U.S.  laws of the eighteenth century were written in response to the laws of  England’s domination. U.S. laws of the twenty-first century are written  in direct response to the electorate of today—diverse in race, religion,  age, gender, disability, marital status, and sexual orientation.

As you study the statistics, keep the legislative timeline in mind.  Observe the direct relationship between the legislative process and the  human factor. Test your intuitions in your own workplace and community.  Do not hesitate to challenge the numbers. Look at the trends in the  United States and place them in the context of a global labor pool and a  global marketplace.

Preparation

To prepare for this assessment, use the Capella library and the  Internet to research employment law, both from a historical perspective  and in the present day. Focus your research on laws that have impacted  today’s workplace.

Then, write a 2–3 page summary of your research into employment law. Complete the following:

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• Summarize two of the laws that you feel have the greatest impact  in the workplace today, and provide a rationale to support your point of  view.
• Discuss two employment-related topic areas in which you believe the laws will change or evolve in the next 10 years.
• Describe any trends or historical perspectives that support your  position regarding the laws that will change or evolve in the next 10  years.

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  • United States Census Bureau. (2014). http://www.census.gov
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2000). EEOC: The early years. http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/history/35th/videos/longi…
  • U.S. Department of Labor. (2009). Employment law guide: Laws, regulations, and technical assistance services. http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/