Describe legal aspects of personnel management.

Description should include legal and ethical standards in hiring, training, promoting, and terminating employees. Standards might address the following:

• Affirmative action
• Legality of employment questions
• Importance of maintaining employment records
• Legislation affecting employment practices

Process/Skill Questions:

• Under what conditions can an employer deny employment to a person with a physical disability?
• When might a management decision be legal but not ethical, or vice versa? Give examples.
• What questions are employers not allowed to ask, particularly during the interview process?
• How does a human resources department help facilitate and ensure that all laws are followed?