Legal and professional standards guiding the use of assessments in the workplace

The legal landscape influencing the use of assessments for employment decisions has changed
substantively over the past thirty years. Summarize the contemporary legal and professional standards

that guide the use of assessments in the workplace, and describe the implications of these standards on
organizations that decide to use assessments as a basis of employment decisions. Then, integrate your
understanding of these standards to evaluate the steps outlined by authors Scott and Pearlman (2010) for
using assessment to facilitate organizational change. How do the steps Scott and Pearlman proposed help

an organization avoid the potential for liability when using assessments to guide personnel decisions

duringorganizational transitions? Explain your answer, referencing course readings and other academic

sources.

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