Sm18 Chapter 8

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Fair Employment

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Equal treatment with employment opportunities

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Fair Employment Practice

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A legal term referring to an employment-related action or a decision of an employer that does not violate a law or a regulation prohibiting certain kinds of discrimination

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

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Often used as synonym for fair employment practice - means that all individuals are given the same opportunities regardless of their race, sex, age, religion, national origin, or other such classification

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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A federal agency responsible for enforcing the federal fair employment laws

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Civil Rights

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Laws that establish and define the rights in regards to race, sex, color, religion, age, or other prohibited classification

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Protected Groups

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Legally identified groups that are specifically protected by laws against employment discrimination

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Discrimination

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Illegal discrimination refers to employment practices that violate the prohibitions contained in fair employment laws or regulations

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Discriminatory Intent

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Refers to an action or a practice in which there is a conscious motivation or attempt to discriminate

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Discriminatory Effect

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Actions that result in discrimination but that were not motivated by an attempt to discriminate

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Prima Facie Discrimination

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Legal term referring to evidence that does not have to be proven because it is accepted at face value

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Bona Fide Occupational qualification (BFOQ)

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A genuine and legitimate requirement necessary for the performance of a job

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Class Action

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A lawsuit filed by one or a few persons on behalf of all persons affected by the discriminatory practices of an employer

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Conciliation

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Refers to informal procedures the EEOC and other fair employment enforcement agencies use to eliminate employer discrimination and to obtain remedies for affected persons

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Injunction

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A court order directing an employer to stop certain discriminatory practices or to perform a specific act

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Liquidated Damages

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A penalty that employers who willfully discriminate may be required to pay to an individual who was discriminated against

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Affirmative Action

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Positive action by an employer to eliminate and prevent illegal employment discrimination

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Most comprehensive of the fair employment laws - covers almost all forms of discrimination in the employment and pre-employment process

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Race and Color Discrimination

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Discrimination due to race or color

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Sexual Harassment

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Requesting sexual requests - (1) whether the request is or is perceived as a condition or term of employment (2) whether the person making the request is acting with the actual or implied authority of the employer

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Quid Pro Quo Harassment

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A member of management using his or her authority to solicit sexual favors in exchange for promised continued employment, pay, or future career opportunities

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Hostile Environment Harassment

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When employee conduct produces an offensive work environment

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National Origin Discrimination

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To discriminate based on where a person was born or is from

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Religious Discrimination

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To discriminate based on religion - deeply and sincerely held convictions

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Reasonable Accommodation

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Accommodations the employer is expected to make to accommodate religious observances

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Segregation

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Separating employees into particular jobs, work classifications, or work areas based on sex, race, national origin, or any of the other illegal bases of discrimination

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Harassment

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Situations in which the employer or it's officials deliberately make an employee's working conditions so intolerable that the employee is forced into an involuntary termination, or what is referred to as a constructive discharge

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Retaliation

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Unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against an individual who files charges with the EEOC, who participates in an EEOC investigation or court proceeding, or who opposes practices that are made unlawful by Title VII

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Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

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Amendment that requires that pregnant women or women with related medical conditions must be treated on the same basis as other job applicants and employees - on the basis of their ability or inability to perform the job

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Pregnancy Discrimnation

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An employer cannot discharge, deny seniority to, refuse to hire or promote, exclude from training, or require a mandatory leave of any employee just because she is pregnant

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Deferral Agencies

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When the EEOC defers jurisdiction to the state or local agencies

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"Right to Sue" Letter

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Issued to the indivudual who filed the complaint when the EEOC decides not to sue and terminates its actions because it believes it has no jurisdiction or there is no reasonable cause to believe the discrimination occured

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Disability

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A "physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, a record of having such an impairment, or being regarded as having such impairment"