...Equal Employment Opportunity Act and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission HRM/300 Equal Employment Opportunity Act and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Act is the law that has evolved over several generations. The Act covers perspective, current and terminated employees to provide equal opportunities and equality for every individual respective to age, sex, color, gender, race, disability, veteran status, religion and national origin. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces equality in the workplace and ensures all ordinances are emphasized and followed to avoid possible discrimination cases. Probable Defense In the case of the woman that applied for the baseball gear job and sued because she did not get the job, was told she did not have a case to stand on, which could come from any probable defense. There is no evidence that proves that the woman was better than any other applicant or if wrongly denied employment in any form. Even if an appeal goes to the EEOC through their exemptions such as BFOQ, there still is not enough information for a case. For instance, the EEOC has a few exemptions under BFOQ. According to "The Bfoq Exception to Discrimination Laws" (1999), “there is no BFOQ for race or color, the BFOQ exception has been narrowly construed. The employer must prove that only individuals of one sex, national origin, religion or age group can perform the duties of the job in a safe and efficient manner...
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...Dr. Light English 102 15 October 2012 Equal Treatment for Those with Criminal Histories All states should require equal treatment for all individuals with criminal records and the expungement of criminal histories for non-violent offenders after a certain period of time in order to reduce employment discrimination and the unemployment of qualified individuals. With the great proliferation of technology in today’s society, it is very easy for employers to obtain almost any information they desire regarding an individual or potential employee. Because this information is so easily obtain, more employers are now requesting background checks for potential hires. The need for background checks is clearly a valid one; however, in many instances employers are not looking beyond the fact that an individual has a criminal history. There are many times when an individual is arrested and charged, but not convicted of a crime. Employers are not even bothering to look any further in lots of cases. To make matters even worse, a great many of employers that use temporary employment services or recruiting agencies don’t even see the application as it is never forwarded to them once the agency discovers the individual has a criminal history. This denies many individuals, who are otherwise qualified, the opportunity to even be considered for the job. In his article, A fair shot at a job, Brent Staples states, “The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled twenty-five...
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...Women are not equal to Men in our Society Religions Opening statement. I would like to welcome everyone to our topic of discussion today which is: Women are not equal to men in our society. As a captain and leader for this group, I understood that this does not only affect women but men as well. We live in a society today where women are underestimated; socially, physically or intellectually. There is a constant war against discrimination and sexism but it has seemed to fail many times. When it comes to women in our society, they are underpaid, left to pay more for something men pay less for and simply told to follow what a man does. My group and I strongly believe that women are not equal to men in our society. Concerning this topic, we will be covering many aspects in which we believe women are discriminated against or that sexist stereotypes are present. I, Diosa, the captain for this team will be covering the religion aspect, Beatrice will be covering careers and jobs, Bryce will be covering politics and Tyrus will be covering extra judicial cases. Within this debate you will see that we are prone to accepting things blindly from the areas that we will speak out about. As we continue to debate the topic of discussion with the opposite group, it will be certain that we have and will provide enough evidence to prove that women are not equal to men in society. As a civilized and well organized country, we believe it is every individual’s duty to maintain equality and...
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...Merrit Duke History of American Women May 27, 2015 Equality: Too Much to Ask For? The Equal Rights Amendment has been the source of much debate for almost an entire century now. Since first purposed by Alice Paul in the 1920s one’s stance on the potential amendment has been a dividing factor in the political sphere. Though the amendment was shut down in the 1920s there has been discussion about adding the Equal Rights Amendment into the constitution today. If the potential amendment was to be brought back up my stance on the debate would be in support of the amendment. For some background on the debate on the Equal Rights Amendment it would be good to look back and see where activists in the past were split and what about the Equal Rights Amendment has divided them. The Antebellum era gave two different types of women activists, the true women and the Early Feminists. The True Women argued for gender distinctions, separate spheres, domesticity, and women as moral guardians in their natural role as a mother. The True Women would be the women who be apposed to the Equal Rights Amendment and would be active in the fight against it. Arguing against the True Women were the Early Feminists who stressed gender equality, suffrage for women, equal education, human rights, and saw women as rational beings. This group of activists would be in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Next would be the Progressive era where the two parties in the debate would be the Early Feminists and...
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...Equal Pay Act Equal Pay Act, which was introduced by the Unite States, was intended to prohibit discrimination of sex in the payment of wages by employers. Nowadays, when designing the internal alignment piece of compensation program, we should pay more attention to the law. Personally, I believe that Equal Pay Act plays an indispensable role in designing the salary program and the reasons are as fellows. First and foremost, the importance of Equal Pay Act largely lies in that it plays a part in eliminating discrimination by law. Equal Pay Act, which was issued in 1963, takes the lead in advocating the concept of equal pay for equal work in the Unite States. Therefore, we should conform to the law in the progress of making compensation program. In other words, we should attach importance to regulate the internal alignment piece of compensation program according to law. Secondly, there is no denying that equal pay for equal work persists in maintaining the internal equity, which is one of the most important object of pay management. According to Adams’s equity theory, when employees get paid, they care about not only the absolute amount of the salary but also the relative pay. They will use many kinds of methods to judge whether the salary is reasonable and the result will affect the enthusiasm of employees. Last but not least, equal pay has its great values for improving the company performance in the long run. On the one hand, equal pay can reduce...
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...It is engraved in our constitution that “all men are created equal.” It is something we learn about at a young age. Yet it only states that men are created equal, not women. Many activists have been fighting for women to have equal rights and many are still fighting. Years ago, women were not allowed to vote, not allowed to hold jobs, and were simply thought of being the ones who stayed at home to be with the children. Now women can vote, have jobs, and do things men can do. With all the advancements towards equality, women seem to be taking a step back, because women are treated unfairly today. The United States Federal Government should re-ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), making sure all the 50 states accept it, because it will insure everyone will be treated equal. In this essay, I will briefly trace the history of women inequality and explain why it is a problem. Next, I will provide evidence as to how women are treated unfairly, and explain what the Equal Rights Amendment is. Lastly, I will explain how re-ratifying the ERA will guarantee equality for all, by eliminating women inequality. It has been over 100 years since the first women’s rights convention was held in 1864 and there have been so many advancements for women rights. The first Women’s Trade Union League was established in 1903, women gain the right to vote in1920, and Equal Rights Amendment was finally introduced in 1923. The ERA was what women in America were fighting for; something that would guarantee...
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...Name: Level: Date of submission: Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 According to PCA, the pregnant woman must be allowed to continue working so long as she is able to do her job. Also she should be treated fairly like any other temporary disabled worker if she is unable to do her job temporarily. Absence that is related to pregnancy, the employer is entitled to hold that vacancy for the same period length those other employees on leave get (maternity leave insider.). On health insurance, the employer must cover all expenses emanating from pregnancy related circumstances. All amounts payable to the pregnant woman can face limitations only at the same level as the other amounts payable to other conditions (maternity leave insider.). Benefits relating to pregnancy should be the same in all female employees or else job classification. Pregnant women on leave must be offered the same treatment as any other employee with temporary disability in terms of pay rise, or any other related benefits. U.S. District Judge in Texas Lynn Hughes turned down a Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) case which was filed by Donnica Venters who accessed Houston Funding Company for terminating her because of using a breast pump while at work. The judge ruled that lactation was not childbirth, pregnancy, or a medical related situation (Neil, 2012). Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 entitles...
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...Equal Employment Opportunity Employment is the state of providing a good or service in exchange for money. The world no longer operates on the barter system and the recession makes it difficult to find and maintain a job. The same problems that existed prior to the recession exist today. Employers mistreat their employees in numerous ways, sexual harassment, unhealthy work conditions, and unsafe work conditions and including a clause in the employee contract that termination can occur without a cause. Employees need protection and a way to fight back against the unscrupulous dealings of their employers. The summary reviews the sexual harassment suit against American Laser Centers and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions role in the suit. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) charged American Laser Centers (ALC) with sexual harassment and retaliation towards a group of female employees. The result was a lawsuit and settlement of $125,000 for the female employees who were victimized. The sexual harassment began in 2006 perpetrated by the landlord of the facility. The women, including a clinic manager, faced frequent harassment, which included leering, unwelcomed touching, sexual advances, and appearances in their work area by the visibly aroused landlord. The escalation of the harassment leads to feelings of an unsafe environment, which causes a female employee to bring her brother into work for protection (Equal Employment Opportunities Commissions...
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...Catherine Powers Professor Mary Fahey English 1B 18 September 2013 Harrison Bergeron: Total Equality is Not Equal to Perfection Harrison Bergeron, a story written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., is set in year 2081 when multiples constitutional amendments have been made to ensure that every single U.S. citizen is entirely equal under the law: nobody is more attractive, more intelligent, or stronger in physical capabilities than anybody else. The theme made clear in this satire is that total equality is not an ideal worth striving for, but a mistaken goal that is dangerous in both execution and outcome. The U.S. government in this story moves to ensure that no one citizen is in any way superior to another. One aspect of this is in physical aspects: nobody is allowed to be exceptionally attractive, nor are they allowed to be stronger or quicker. Masks are worn over excessively good-looking faces, and bags stuffed with lead balls are worn around the necks of the exceptionally strong so as to slow them down and weaken them. When a news bulletin comes on the television and a ballerina is made to deliver the news, Vonnegut tells us that this ballerina had to have been the best out of all the dancers because “her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred-pound men” (233). Ballerinas have always been generally petite women in such that they are skinny and perhaps not as tall as other girls or women. Two-hundred-pound men would crush a ballerina with their strength. In the futuristic...
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...variations with the “Equal Pay Act”. The thoughts and ideas of discrimination against those of different genders and how they relate to the pay scale. Being based on experience and time on the job plays a major part in the role of individuals involved in the working environment. Exploring the ideas and concepts behind this act and how it has transformed over a course of 50 years. Looking at real cases and even scholarly articles from individuals such as Christina Hoff Summers. Keywords: Equal Pay Act, Gender, Male and Female There are many laws that have prohibited individuals from being able to do certain things. One of the main things that we have seen throughout our time is the idea and concept that laws are not always for the people. When it comes to working a job, many people will focus on experience, education and previous job training that an individual has held to determine their pay. However, we have seen other issues that do not even apply to that. The “Equal Pay Act” was created so no one in the working lifestyle would be or could be discriminated against for any reason pertaining to the job and their pay. In a world full of opportunities, no one expects to go into somewhere and not receive the correct pay due discrimination which is illegal and unfair in many aspects of life. The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal. (http://www.eeoc...
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...Equal Equal Employment Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 Opportunity Act of 1972 The Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1972 Introduction I. History a. Presidents i. Franklin D. Roosevelt ii. Harry S. Truman iii. John F. Kennedy b. The act prohibits II. Why the law was created c. Fair treatment III. Who the law benefits d. e. IV. Who the law affects f. g. V. Improvement h. Women i. People with disabilities j. lack of accountability k. negative attitudes VI. Case Studies l. McDonnell Douglas Corp vs. Percy Green m. Four factors n. Morton v Mancari History of the Law There were several different titles passed by different Presidents leading up to the Employment act of 1972. They are as followed in order: * In June 1941, the day before World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 prohibiting government contractors from engaging in employment discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. * In July 1948, President Harry S. Truman orders the desegregation of the Armed Forces by Executive Order 9981. * In March 1961, President John F. Kennedy signs Executive Order 10925 prohibiting federal government contractors from discriminating because of race and establishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. * In June 1963, Congress...
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...In class today I was pro-ERA. I felt that this amendment would give men and women constitutional equality, so why would I vote against it? Although, I did feel it wasn’t 100% necessary today I felt that this amendment could help women even if it was in small ways. However, after reading "Nine Reasons to Reject Equal Rights Amendment" I felt that I was leaning more towards the anti-ERA side of the argument. The ERA would give more power to the Federal Government. The Federal Government would have a vast amount of power in topics that "include traditional differences of treatment on the account of sex." Such as, marriage, divorce and alimony, child custody, adoptions, abortion, sex crimes, and private and public schools. I never thought that...
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...Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Anthony Butler SOC/315 March 22, 2011 Ardra Norman Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is structured to ensure federal laws are adhered to so that individuals are not discriminated against in reference to employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic makeup. The headquarters office for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is located in Washington, D.C. The EEOC covers employers who have at least 15 employees (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2011). The EEOC is responsible for investigating charges of discrimination against employers and for assessing allegations to determine a finding. Federal agencies can receive technical assistance on maintaining compliance within the EEOC regulations. Belk, Incorporated has been ordered to pay Myra Jones-Abid $55,000 and provide “other relief due to a religious discrimination lawsuit (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2011; The Charlotte Observer, 2011).” The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged Belk in violating federal law because they failed to accommodate her religious beliefs and brought termination actions against her because of religion. In 2008 during employment, Jones-Abid was required to wear a Santa hat and apron; she declined to wear the holiday attire because of her religion-Jehovah’s Witnesses. According to “Title VII of the...
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...The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was written in 1923 by Alice Paul. The purpose of the ERA was to ensure the equal application of the Constitution to all United States citizens, regardless of their sex. This is stated succinctly in the first section of the amendment: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”1 The ERA was proposed in every Congress between 1923 and 1972.2 In 1972, it was finally passed and sent to individual states for ratification. At the end of the ERA’s proposing clause in 1982, it had been ratified by 35 states, making it fall just short of the 38 required to put it into the constitution.3 As the political tide turned more conservative...
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...Resources HRMT215-1401B-07 Colorado technical university April Bridges February 19, 2014 Professor Christopher Leigh It is imperative as Human Resource employees to understand the role The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has on how business is conducted and to ensure that their laws and regulations are met. The human resource department is responsible for maintaining compliance of employment and work place related laws. The human resource department also trains personnel to ensure that the laws are understood and upheld. The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity laws prevent companies and supervisors from discriminating against employees on the basis of many different factors. These factors include race, color, and religion. The human resource department is responsible for investigating claims brought against the company by employees regarding discrimination. Human resource personnel must have policies and procedures in place that follow the equal employment opportunity laws. The human resource department is responsible for protecting the rights of employees and for preventing lawsuits against the company based on noncompliance to equal employment opportunity laws. (hr-issues-facing-business.html) The human resource department must maintain documentation that the equal employment opportunity laws are being upheld and that that discrimination is not taking place. The human resources department has had to change policy and implement new guidelines for hiring...
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