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How does procedural justice differ from distributive justice?

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Procedural justice is the perceived fair...

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Implied promises in an employee handbook constitute a contract between an employer and its employees, even without a signed contract document.

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Several comprehensive whistle-blowing laws fully protect the right to free speech of both public- and private-sector employees.

Dependency on illegal drugs is not a disability under the American with Disabilities Act.

Explain some of the best practices that should be used when conducting workplace investigations. Discuss the use of polygraph tests as a component of investigation procedures.

Evaluative mediation techniques foster communication among the parties involved to help uncover options for settling.

Both private- and public-sector employers, even if they believe that work rules have been violated, cannot search desks, files, lockers, and computer files without search warrants.

In the United States, the right of protection from unreasonable search and seizure _____.

Which of the following approaches to discipline builds on the philosophy that violations are actions that usually can be corrected constructively without penalty?

Discuss dress and body appearance limitations imposed on employees in the workplace by employers.

An individual's right to freedom of speech, which is granted by the U.S. Constitution, is unrestricted in the workplace.

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act allows the use of polygraphs for most pre-employment screening.

The employee contract of Uranus Inc. clearly states that "every employee in the company must avoid smoking within the company premises." This best exemplifies a _____.

Companies are more likely to use a formal employment contract when employees are internally promoted rather than being hired from outside the organization.

Dangerous duties, insulting comments, and failure to provide reasonable work are examples of actions that can lead to a claim of constructive discharge.

_____ is defined in legal terms as an individual's freedom from unauthorized and unreasonable intrusion into personal affairs.

In the context of a typical progressive discipline process, a second offense requires the employer to _____.

The right of U.S. citizens to be protected from unreasonable search and seizure does not apply to private-sector employees searched at work by representatives of their employers.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a pharmaceutical company suspects that one of the senior scientists in the company has been selling confidential information to a competitor. The CEO asks the scientist to take a polygraph test. In the context of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which of the following is true of the given scenario?

The statutory exception to employment at will indicates that: