Equal Opportunity Employment

cents on every dollar that a male made for doing the same job (Beth Rowen). By June 10, 1963 John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act that was to end the sex discrimination against paying women lower pay for doing the same job as a man while he got paid more (Beth Rowen). With this new bill being passed it was expected that women and men were finally going to be paid and treated as equal. Unfortunately that was not the case; plenty of women still got discriminated against because of they’re…

addressing discrimination is employment. The section of the Act that prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, and retaliation is know as Title VII. The EEOC was created to receive complaints, investigate complaints, and conciliate the complaints where it found reasonable cause. In 1971, Congress held hearing on proposed amendments to Title VII and found that the EEOC has made huge attempts to reduce the employment discrimination in the…

is recognized that men and women are capable of doing the same jobs with the same amount of effort, but women continually get paid less than their male counterpart. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed by John F. Kennedy. The Equal Pay Act was passed with the intentions to give women the same, fair pay as men. Although the Equal Pay Act was passed, the wage gap is still ongoing. This wage gap exists causing single mothers, as well as, families where the women are the primary breadwinners to…

2013. The video shines a light one the agricultural industry nation wide, and sexual harassment and assault perpetuated on women. The most atrocious aspect of this story is that no rape or assault chargers have come to futurity. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (EEOC) the federal…

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…

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,…

discrimination compliance training programs. Why Train Employees There are many valid reasons why employers needs to properly train employees. First, the government and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) require this training. State and federal courts view employment training as an employer’s duty to comply with the employment laws that prohibit harassment and discrimination.…

such as religion, race, national origin, age. Asking about the previous characteristics is illegal, and disqualifying a candidate based on these characteristics may result in involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in an investigation and in some cases a lawsuit. The candidate then has the opportunity to ask questions about the company, that concludes the process of the interview. Final stages of the recruitment…

In Australia, national and state laws cover equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination in the workplace. You're required by these laws to create a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. Summary of these act are is as follow for fair work act you must , meet minimum term and conditions of employment. Must allow the ability to be able to negotiate on a enterprise-level, individual flexibility in work arrangements if the employer is better off. Also need to provide protection…

The EEOC stands for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC is a federal agency founded in January, 1965. The main reason for the EEOC is to enforce and administer civil rights laws that protect the people from workplace discrimination. The EEOC is in charge of investigating discrimination claims filed by working americans who believe they were discriminated against by their employer or future employer. If you are not hired, treated differently, or fired because of race, color,…