2.4 Political Legal Component The P

2.4 Political Legal Component

The Political Legal Component of the general environment includes the legislation, regulations, and court decisions that govern and regulate business behavior. New laws and regulations continue to impose additional responsibilities on companies. Unfortunately, many managers are unaware of these new responsibilities. For example,
under the 1991 civil rights Act (http://),if an employee is sexually harassed by anyone at work (a supervisor, a coworker, or even a customer), the company-not just the harasser-is potentially liable for damages, attorneys'fees, and back.pay. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (http://), employee who have been on the their illnesses, elderly parents, a newborn baby, or a newly adopted child. Employees are guaranteed the same job, pay and benefits when they return to work.