Assignment 2: Employment Laws
Carla Griffin
Dr. Queensberry
Health Services Human Resource Management
July 29, 2012

This paper will discuss employment laws that need to be most closely monitored in your organization and state, a sample job description for the role I am employed within an organization and how I would protect the organization from claims that what employees are asked to do once hired were not a part of the job description, the steps that should be taken to protect the organization from possible litigation when hiring a new employee, and steps you should take to protect your organization from possible litigation when terminating an employee. Flynn, Mathis, & Jackson (2007) states that, “Equal employment opportunity is a broad concept holding that individuals have equal treatment in all employment related actions” (p.56). Anti-harassment laws, equal pay laws, Civil Rights laws, etc. fall under the equal employment opportunity umbrella when it comes to employment within an agency. With all of the new age innovative technology, the use of mass media, and especially electronic mailing systems as a means of preferred communication; privacy has been a concerning issue for both employees and employers. Privacy laws in the workplace should be closely monitored in my current organization and state because of the amount of use of innovative technology. Most employers utilize and provide employees with access to interoffice electronic mailing systems, use of the World Wide Web, cellular devices, and also portable laptops in order to assist employees with their job duties; also at the expense of the organization. Some employees feel that their privacy is invaded when employers intercept emails and messages or when employers track internet usage; sometimes forgetting that they have consented for the organization to monitor equipment at first