Equal Opportunity Employment

generations now the labor movement has stood as the most prominent and effective voice for economic justice in the United States (What the Union No Longer Do pg.5) With help of unions many struck, while millions of Americans supported these strikes an equal amount did not. However, no one could ignore these strikes. Who could ignore 146 people who died, people like you and I. Someone’s father, mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle grandmother, grandfather, husband, wife. People who needed to…

After reviewing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 's (EEOC) Youth at Work website, I found it to be an outstanding website that would be an excellent training tool for teaching teenagers, older new hires, and managers about employee rights. Interpreting the federal laws that apply to employee rights and management responsibilitys is complicated. For teens, new to the workforce, understanding their rights and duties could be mind-boggling. However, this website explains all of the…

religious beliefs while maintaining a neutral, productive atmosphere. There has been a 96% increase in religious-based discrimination claims from 2000 to 2010 (Ghumman 2013). In 2014 alone, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 3,549 charges of religious discrimination (Overview of Employment Litigation 2014). This will require human resource…

alternatives when more than one reasonable accommodation is possible (Essex, pg 219). Employment considerations can be sticky as well. Religious practices can sometimes be seen from first impressions and may affect the impact potential employers have of the applicant. However, educators are supposed to be protected from these types of discrimination. Employers cannot be deny, limit, or refuse to refer employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. If an educator finds an…

EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, Inc. was a case where the EEOC sued Abercrombie because the company refused to give a job to a woman named Samantha Elauf because of her head scarf. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc is a national chain of clothing stores that requires its employees to follow the “Look Policy” that reflects the Store’s style and forbids black clothing and any sort of caps. It claimed that the company violated Title Vll of the civil…

reduced in the United States by addressing the issue head-on by implementing stricter Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, as well as incorporating several new processes into the workplace that would…

Every public and private employment is subject to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which prohibits against sexual harassment in the workplace. Each organization’s workers, including upper managements, managers, supervisors, and non-supervisory employees are subject to the FEHA’s anti-harassment provisions. All employees are expected to behave professionally and respectfully while interacting with others without regard to classification, job title, or function. Discriminatory or…

An Article within this law, Title VII, addresses job discrimination and the establishing of the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity commission), is what the background checks fall upon. The EEOC primary role is enforcing the federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against job applicant or current employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin…

employees equally. Discrimination based on the color of a person is still found in workplaces although it is illegal. “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” ( Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.…

According to USA.gov, Labor law and Issues, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. These laws protect employees and job applicants against: discrimination, harassment, and unfair treatment by managers, co-workers, or others in the workplace because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, transgender status, and sexual orientation), pregnancy, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic…