Equal Employment in the United States

Further Reading

EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCEDURES
A. Articles
Bassett-Stanford, Mary. “Genetic Testing in Employment: Employee
Protection or Threat?” Suffolk University Law Review 15 (December 1981):
1187-217.
Bersoff, Donald N. “Testing and the Law.” American Psychologist 36 (October
1981): 1047-56.
Blumrosen, Alfred W. “The Bottom Line Concept in Equal Employment
Opportunity Law.” North Carolina Central Law Journal 12 (Fall 1980): 1-
20.
“Bottom Line in Equal Employment Guidelines: Administering a
Polycentric Problem.” Administrative Law Review 33 (Summer 1981): 323-
49.
Booth, Dean, and James L. Mackay. “Legal Constraints on Employment
Testing and Evolving Trends in Law.” Emory Law Journal 29 (Winter
1980): 121-94.
“The Bottom Line Concept under Title VII: Connecticut v. Teal.” Boston College
Law Review 24 (July 1983): 1131-86.
Cochran, Judie, and Roger Cochran. “Interviewing Job Applicants: Are You
Violating the Law?” Practical Accountant 16 (December 1983): 78-83.
“Constitutional Law-the Supreme Court Rejects the Bottom Line Analysis in
Title VII Employment Selection Cases: Conecticut v. Teal, 457 U.S. 440
(1982).” Cumberland Law Review 13 (1982-1983): 639-74.
Curry, Theodore H., II. “A Common-Sense Management Approach to
Employee Selection and EEO Compliance for the Smaller Employer.”
Personnel Administrator 26 (April 1981): 35-38.
“Employee Selection Procedures: The Bottom Line and the Search for
Alternatives.” Employee Relations Law Journal 8 (Spring 1983): 572-617.
Evans, David H. “Height, Weight and Physical Agility Requirements-Title
VII and Public Safety Employment.” Journal of Police Science and
Administration 8 (December 1980): 414-36.
Gibson, Eunice. “Layoffs: Limits on the Employer’s Discretion.” Wisconsin
Bar Bulletin 55 (February 1982): 45-46, 69.
Greenlaw, Paul S., and John P. Kohl. “Selection Interviewing and the New
Uniform Federal Guidelines.” Personnel Administrator 25 (August 1980):
74-79.
Haney, Craig. “Employment Tests and Employment Discrimination: A
Dissenting Psychological Opinion.” Industrial Relations Law Journal 5
(1982): 1-86.
Homick, Kenneth M. “Employment Discrimination-Employer’s Contention
That Promotion Procedures Resulted in a ‘Bottom Line’ Impact
Favorable to Minorities Does Not Negate a Prima Facie Case of
Employment Discrimination under Title VII-Connecticut v. Teal, 102 S.
Ct. 2525 (1982).” Temple Law Quarterly 56 (1983): 1045-72.
Jablin, Fredric M. “Use of Discriminatory Questions in Screening
Interviews.” Personnel Administrator 27 (March 1982): 41-42, 44.
Joyce, Arthur E. “The Bottom Line: A Management View.” New York
University Conference on Labor 36 (1983): 18-1 to -14.
Klasson, Charles R., Duane E. Thompson, and Gary L. Luben. “How
Defensible is Your Performance Appraisal System?” Personnel
Administrator 25 (December 1980): 77-83.
Klotchman, Janisse, and Linda L. Neider. “EEO Alert: Watch Out for
Discrimination in Discharge Decisions.” Personnel 60 (January-February
1983): 60-66.
Koen, Clifford M., Jr. “Pre-employment Inquiry Guide.” Personnel Journal 59
(October 1980): 825-29.
KohlJohn Preston. “Legal Aspects of Bilingual Hiring Requirements.” Texas
Business Review 57 (July-August 1983): 188-91.
Koral, Alan M. “Practical Application of the Uniform Guidelines: What to Do
‘Til the Agency Comes.” Employee Relations Law Journal 5 (Spring 1980):
473-92.
Lowell, Richard S., and Jay A. DeLoach. “Equal Employment Opportunity:
Are You Overlooking the Application Form?” Personnel 59 (July-August
1982): 49-55.
McGarity, Thomas 0., and Elinor P. Schroeder. “Risk-Oriented Employment
Screening.” Texas Law Review 59 (August 1981): 999-1076.
Marr, Richard, and Joseph Schneider. “Self-Assessment Test for the 1978
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.” Personnel
Administrator 26 (May 1981): 103-08.
Matthewman, William. “Title VII and Genetic Testing: Can Your Genes
Screen You Out of a Job?” Howard Law Journal 27 (1984): 1185-1220.
Merritt-Haston, Ronni, and Kenneth N. Wexley. “Educational Requirements:
Legality and Validity.” Personnel Psychology 36 (Winter 1983): 743-53.
Miller, Ernest C. “An EEOC Examination of Employment Applications.”
Personnel Administrator 25 (March 1980): 63-69, 81.
Richards, Bob. “Is Your Performance-Appraisal Process Ready to Go to
Court?” Training 21 (August 1984): 81-83.
Rothschild, Michael, and Gregory J. Werden. “Title VII and the Use of
Employment Tests: An Illustration of the Limits of the judicial Process.”
Journal of Legal Studies 11 (June 1982): 261-80.
Rubenfeld, Stephen A., and Michael D. Crino. “Uniform Guidelines: A
Personnel Decision-making Perspective.” Employee Relations Law Journal 7
(Summer 1981): 105-2 1.
Schmidt, Frank L., and Kenneth Pearlman. “Validity and Fairness of
Employment and Educational Tests for Hispanic Americans: A Review
and Analysis.” Personnel Psychology 33 (March 1980): 705-24.
Senatore, Charles V. “Minimizing Employer Litigation Exposure to Disparate
Impact Discrimination Claims in the Hiring Process.” Florida Bar Journal
55 (June 1981): 489-94.
Shemetulskis, Richard. “How to Hire and Fire Safely.” Management World 10
(December 1981): 25-27.
Siniscalco, Gary R. “Reductions in Force: Minimizing Exposure to Contract,
Tort, and Discrimination Claims.” Employee Relations Law Journal 9
(Autumn 1983): 203-19.
Spieczny, Thomas A. “Employment Discrimination Law: Provisions
Applicable to Testing as a Basis for Employee Selections.” Texas Bar
Journal 45 (February 1982): 169-75.
Stevens, George E. “Evaluating Inquiries on the Employment Application.”
Arizona Business 28 (January 1981): 3-9.
Stokes, Archy. “Avoid Asking Illegal Questions During Pre-employment
Interviews.” Food Service Marketing 43 (September 1981): 26-28.
Zimmer, Michael J. “Basing Employment Decisions on Tests: Compliance
with the New Uniform Guidelines.” Seton Hall Law Review 10 (1980):
769-93.

B. Books
Bureau of Law and Business. Law for Personnel Managers: How to Hire the People
You Need without Discriminating. Stamford, Conn.: Bureau of Law &
Business, 1982.
Day, Virgil, Frank Erwin, and Alan Koral, eds. Professional and Legal Analysis of
the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. Alexandria, Va.:
American Society for Personnel Administration, 1981.
Koral, Alan M. Conducting the Lawful Employment Interview: How to Avoid Charges
of Discrimination When Interviewing Job Candidates. New York: Executive
Enterprises Publications, 1983.

McCulloch, Kenneth J. Selecting Employees Safely under the Law. Englewood
Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1981.
Miner, Mary Green and John B. Miner. Employee Selection within the Law.
Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, 1978.
Potter, Edward E. Employee Selection: Legal and Practical Alternatives to Compliance
and Litigation. Washington, D.C.: Equal Employment Advisory Council,
1983.
Siegel, Jerome. Personnel Testing under EEO. New York: American
Management Association, 1980.

Concept of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

In relation to immigration and citizenship, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is defined as: The agency that enforces federal laws that prohibit discrimination against a job applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.