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13 Cards in this Set
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I) Equal opportunity laws.
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14 subjects.
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A) Tittle VII of the civil rights act.
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An employer cannot discriminate against a job applicant, or a current employee on the basis of their race, religion, sex, or national origin.
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B) Equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC).
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Investigates job discrimination complaints and will sue on behalf of complainant.
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C) Affirmative action.
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To eliminate the present effects of past discrimination minority groups are given special consideration for a job.
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D) Equal pay act of 1963.
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This act makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when the job involves, equal work, equal skills, equal effort and equal responsibility and performed under similar working conditions.
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E) Age discrimination in employment Act of 1967.
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Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees or job applicants for employment who are between 40 - 65 years age.
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F) Vocational rehabilitation act of 1973.
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This act requires employers with federal contracts to give special consideration to handicapped.
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G) Pregnancy discrimination act.
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Employer cannot discriminate for employment or a job applicant if she is pregnant.
6 Weeks before the baby 6 weeks after. |
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H) Sexual harassment.
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Employers have a duty to maintain a workplace free of sexual harassment and intimidation sexual harassment is conduct in the workplace that has purpose of effect of substantially interfering with a person's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
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I) Civil rights act of 1991.
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This act places the burden of proof regarding discrimination, on employers.
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J) Adverse impact.
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Employer's selection process/ procedures had an adverse impact on minority group being hired higher percentage of minority groups being rejected for employment, placement or promotion.
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K) Disparate rejection rates.
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This is the different between rate of rejection of minority groups and non-minority groups for employment.
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L) Restricted policy.
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Whether an employer's hiring practices minority groups intentionally or unintentionally.
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