Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Discriminatory policies or practices are “actions taken by representatives of the organization that deny equal opportunity to perform or unequal rewards for performance.” (Robbins & Judge, 2013) As human beings we discriminate towards others based on stereotypes, they are our opinions, information that we have acquired in our education and in our environment. When we look at discriminatory practices, we look two forms, surface level diversity and deep level diversity. Biological characteristics,…

nearly 24 years of her life that she had given to that restaurant, “but when it reopened after renovations, it refused to rehire her because, the commission said, she no longer fit the young, trendy look it had adopted” (Greenhouse, paragraph 20). (EVIDENCE) According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ADEA (the Age Discrimination in Employment Act) “forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older” (eeoc.gov). Michele Cornell was 47 years old which means…

Affirmative Action on Education Affirmative action was created to help those races who have been historically suffering under segregation and domination to obtain representation in society and to balance the income disparity (Hasan, Zoya vii). Affirmative action is the special tool box that the government uses to accelerate the progress of the position of groups that have difficulty because of discrimination. The ongoing action has caused lots of problem benefiting minorities while majorities…

According to Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is a legal law that forbids the employment discrimination based on gender, race, religious belief, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, creed, and disability (EEOC, 2009). The EEOC also protects employees from harassment against managers and supervisors. Furthermore, the EEOC provides supervision and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and insurances (EEOC, 2009). This paper will delineate a…

Pay Gap Equal employment opportunities and the right to earn a paycheck that is free from gender bias is the right given to all American females under the Equal Pay Act 1963. Equal pay refers to “the right of a man or woman to receive the same pay as a person of the opposite sex doing the same or similar work for the same or a similar employer.” (Equal pay, n.d.). Equal Pay not only protects wages, but also ensures employers provide employees equal compensations regardless of gender. Equal…

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 awakened the cognizance of every American within the United States of America’s workforce. Once it was acceptable to deny employment based on discrimination practices. The need for legislative involvement was necessary to combat the discrimination that many educated and capable people were denied honest jobs due to that system. Applicants were literally turned away and prohibited from applying for positions solely based on their race, gender, or religion. Therefore,…

After viewing the video title, “You be the Judge”, on sexual harassment, Learning Team D (LTD) analyzed three different things involving employees and sexual harassment in the workplace. LTD examined each element of the cause of action, the applicable defenses, and the reason for the Judge’s ruling. Next, the team analyzed the potential liability of the employee and the employer. Finally, LTD scrutinized if the sexual harassment were an independent contractor versus an employee. Analyze Each…

While looking at the Equal Employment Opportunity in Chapter 3 I found two Laws that stood out to me which were the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. One reason they stood out to me is because I feel that both of these laws get broken daily. Although both of them were implemented years ago some companies have a hard time abiding by them. After conducting my research I found two well-known companies that have dishonored these laws and ended being in lawsuits. In…

personal experiences of the author, and a Christian Worldview on adverse impacts that discrimination inflicts upon all servant leaders. The Act aims to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws; provide for damages in cases of intentional employment…

In April of this year, five members of the United States Women’s National Soccer team with the help of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an discriminatory action against the U. S Soccer Federation (Martinez, 2016). Even though the women’s team has bought in a profit of around 20 million dollars, they are being paid very poorly compared to the men in the Federation. They are being paid about a fourth of the amount the men make; this even forced some of these world champion soccer…