Title: Describe legal aspects of personnel management.
Course: Strategic Marketing (12152) > Section: Developing Management Skills

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?