Identify the Employee Characteristics That Are Protected by Federal Employment

question 71

Essay

Identify the employee characteristics that are protected by federal employment anti-discrimination laws (i.e., the characteristics upon which employers are not legally allowed to discriminate). Specify which human resource management decisions these laws affect.

Recognize the limitations and biases associated with self-reports and physiological measures.

Comprehend the concept of reliability and its importance in research measures.

Understand different methods for estimating reliability in research.

Grasp the significance of construct validity in research studies.

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Definitions:

Negotiations

The process by which two or more parties aim to reach a mutual agreement through dialogue and compromise on a matter of mutual interest.

Treaty of Fort Stanwix

A 1768 agreement between Native American nations and British colonists, establishing boundary lines in what is now the United States.

Iroquois Confederacy

The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as the Haudenosaunee or Six Nations, was a powerful and influential alliance of six Native American tribes primarily located in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Reservations

In the context of American history, these are tracts of land managed by a Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, where the federal government recognizes the tribe's sovereignty to a degree.