In Choosing a Location for Its Manufacturing Facilities,operations Managers Often

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In choosing a location for its manufacturing facilities,operations managers often choose to locate their plant close to suppliers.

Learn about the regulations surrounding wages, hours of employment, and child labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Comprehend the significance of employee privacy rights, including the contexts in which these rights are protected.

Recognize the protections offered under federal laws against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment.

Understand the obligations and defenses under employment laws related to hiring, firing, and layoffs.

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Fourteenth Amendment

Added to the U.S. Constitution in 1868, guaranteeing equal protection under the laws to all citizens and crucial in extending civil rights and liberties.

Birthright Citizenship

The legal principle which grants citizenship to individuals born within a country's territories, regardless of their parents' nationality.

Equal Protection

A principle under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Civil War

A war between citizens of the same country, often referred to specifically as the American Civil War which took place between 1861 and 1865 between the Northern Union and the Southern Confederacy.