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U.S. employers are anticipating a rise in workplace discrimination claims based on their own hiring policies. Employment law fir
U.S. employers are anticipating a rise in workplace discrimination claims based on their own hiring policies. Employment law fir
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2016-01-29
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U.S. employers are anticipating a rise in workplace discrimination claims based on their own hiring policies. Employment law firm Littler Mendelson asked 500 representatives of companies with both small and large market capitalizations about their deepest legal anxieties this year. Fifty-seven percent said they expected an increase in discrimination claims because of their interest in an applicant’s criminal history—the companies’ top concern when asked about the enforcement efforts of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC).
A growing number of states have adopted laws that prevent employers from asking on job applications whether applicants have a criminal record. Thirty percent of the employers surveyed by Littler Mendelson said they had removed such questions from their applications. An additional 40 percent said they are hiring contractors to do background checks for them. The report suggested that this strategy may be risky because people are filing a growing number of lawsuits tied to third-party investigations of criminal history and seeking class action status. "This trend will not slow down soon," the report said.
Still, this year’s respondents were less likely than last year’s to say that they expect an increase in over discrimination claims.
The employers’ second-biggest concern is potential claims over equal pay and the treatment of workers based on their sexuality, age, and disabilities. Employers seemed especially confused as to how to run employee wellness programs without getting into trouble for discriminating against disabled people.
The programs generally offer incentives to employees who hit health or fitness benchmarks and are encouraged by the Affordable Care Act. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued several companies for programs that it charged were unfair to workers with disabilities. Overall, companies said they were having fewer problems with the new health-care law than in previous years; one-third said they were anxious about implementing Obamacare, down from 64 percent in 2012.
The timing of the survey may have played a role in employers’ concerns. The poll was conducted in April and May, when the Supreme Court hadn’t yet ruled in favor of gay marriage. Forty-seven percent of companies said they already had rules protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers, but 20 percent said they were either waiting on the court’s decision to expand their regulations or had no policies in place.
Getting nailed by the National Labor Relations Board for the working conditions of subcontractors is a further concern. As federal and state authorities continue to scrutinize company decisions as to who counts as an employee, most employers surveyed said they had taken some action to mitigate potential legal challenges, such as auditing independent contractors. Thirty percent said they had made no changes to policies.
A growing share of C-suite executives and human resources professionals—17 percent—said they expected to "hire aggressively" this year. Compared with previous years, companies were also less likely to say they had unhappy employees staying in their jobs because there were no alternatives, or that people were stuck in jobs that didn’t make good use of their skills.
In face of potential legal challenges, ______.
选项
A、most of the companies have taken legal action to mitigate potential challenges
B、one third of the companies said they had not changed their policies
C、most of the companies have taken measures to avoid potential legal challenges
D、47% of companies had rules protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers
答案
C
解析
细节题。定位到第七段第二句和第三句。第七段提到:大多数受访雇主说他们已经采取措施应对可能的诉讼,30%的雇主表示他们没有对政策做任何改变。这一题考查对原文内容的正确理解和细节把握,[C]选项符合题意,为正确选项。原文内容为taken some action,而[A]项为taken legal action,如果没有注意到legal一词的正确位置,则有可能误选[A]项。[B]中说三分之一的公司没有改变政策,与原文的30%在数量上不符,故排除。[D]选项中的措施并非是为了应对可能发生的法律诉讼,可排除。
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