EEOC Presentation Resource: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) website Explore the EEOC website (http://www.eeoc.gov) to learn more about the organization. Click the About the EEOC link and select Newsroom. Select a press release about an employee lawsuit published within the last 6 months. Search the Internet to find at least one news item about this lawsuit‚ preferably from a news source in the state in which the incident occurred. Federal Jury Awards Exel Employee
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission started in 1964 after the Civil Rights Act. One year after President Johnson he signed the civil right act into law the EEOC opened their doors. The EEOC protects the employment for everyone.They protect people with: Age Discrimination in Employment Act‚ the Equal Pay Act‚ the Americans with Disabilities Act‚ and the Genetic Nondiscrimination Information Act. The EEOC headquarters was established in Washington‚ D.C. It is the Federal Government’s
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Today everyone has an equal chance for employment and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission makes this possible. The EEOC enforces federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employees. This means that an employee cannot be discriminated because of their race‚ color‚ religion‚ or sex. This started in 1963 when president Kennedy sent comprehensive civil rights legislation to congress. History became official in 1964 when the civil rights act of 1964. This act
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT Definition: Equal Employment Opportunity guaranties employees a fair treatment. This means that employers cannot discriminate against employees on the basis of age‚ race‚ sex‚ creed‚ religion‚ color‚ or national origin. Equal Opportunity applies to employment practices such as hiring‚ upgrading‚ demotion‚ transfer‚ recruitment‚ advertising‚ layoff‚ termination‚ rates of pay or other forms of compensation‚ selection for training‚ job assignments‚ accessibility‚ working
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Introduction Equal employment opportunity (EEO) began when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 in 1941. Executive Order 8802 ensured that every American citizen was guaranteed equal employment opportunities in World War II defense contracts‚ regardless of race‚ creed‚ color‚ or national origin. Today‚ the EEO legislation has affected businesses. The topics discussed will be‚ how the organization‚ as well as the individual employee‚ has rights‚ the effect it has on the
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Paper University of Phoenix SOC/315 Introduction At a subsiding workplace‚ a young female employee is assisting with closing up her section of a store. Going into the stock room alone‚ a fellow male worker corners her into a caged section of the area. Here‚ the male assistant makes unwanted physical and sexual advances towards the young and scared female worker. What can any person do who is subjected under these horrible workplace conditions
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Resources April 15‚ 2013 The responsibility of the EEOC‚ which is Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is to enforce the law‚ rules‚ and regulations in relation to equity in the workplace. In this paper‚ I am a human resource professional‚ and I am preparing to train the line supervisors on their responsibility to make sure that they are staying within the law and regulations of the EEOC. When hiring for job positions or firing employees for things that they are doing on the job‚ there are many
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at the time of employment‚ or upon disposition of a disability or religious need. The first of four session long projects will explore the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This paper will discuss the reasonable accommodation expectations‚ and who enforces them. It will also present two private sector workplace examples one religion‚ and one disability. Expectations and Enforcement Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits
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Running head: Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Over the course of history in the United States there have been many laws put in place to protect employees and employers. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 are two such acts signed into law. Each of the laws protects
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Copyright © 2009‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares human resource managers to comply with human resource laws and regulations across all jurisdictions. Students learn how to manage human resource functions within a regulatory environment. Other topics include laws and regulations related to the following: workforce planning and employment‚ human resource development activities‚ compensation and benefits‚ labor relations‚ and workplace
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