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Aids In The Workplace: Termination, Discrimination And The Right To Refuse, J Scott Kenney
Aids In The Workplace: Termination, Discrimination And The Right To Refuse, J Scott Kenney
Dalhousie Law Journal
Not since the days of leprosy has there been a disease so feared and so fatal as AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). The lack of knowledge about the disease has merely compounded the problem, so that not only AIDS victims themselves, but also members of perceived "high-risk" groups, face increasing discrimination in all facets of their lives. This paper will focus on only one of these contexts: the workplace. After a review of the current medical knowledge, two principal questions wifl-be examined: (i) What protection does the law give AIDS victims, or members of highrisk groups, against discrimination in employment? (ii) …
Test Defamation In The Workplace: False Positive Results In Detecting Lies, Aids, Or Drug Use, Elaine W. Shoben
Test Defamation In The Workplace: False Positive Results In Detecting Lies, Aids, Or Drug Use, Elaine W. Shoben
Scholarly Works
Workplace tests given to applicants or employees can be divided into two general types: (1) Tests with results that measure ability or performance on a continuous, comparative scale and (2) tests with essentially dichotomous results indicating the truth or falsity of some fact about the worker. Aptitude tests or quantified supervisorial ratings fall into the first category. They have been the subject of substantial litigation brought primarily under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In contrast, the second category of workplace tests has received comparatively little judicial attention. This group includes drug tests, other medical tests such …
Public Officers And Employees State Employees: Disclose Presence Of Hazardous Substances, S. Bawtinhimer
Public Officers And Employees State Employees: Disclose Presence Of Hazardous Substances, S. Bawtinhimer
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act requires disclosure to public employees of the hazardous chemicals and substances utilized in their workplace. A material safety data sheet is required for each hazardous substance. The Act creates the Hazardous Chemicals Advisory Council which assists the Department of Labor in preparing the Georgia Hazardous Chemical List and the safety data sheets. Neither the state nor state employers are liable for damages for failure to comply with the Act's provisions.