Legal Environment and Equal Opportunity
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Legal Environment and Equal Opportunity
This portion of the policy was set in place to help you do the right thing, document the limitations of our company’s HR and legal department, and overall, to minimize the company’s liability. This element of our policy manual will be specific to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which applies to employment decisions and further mandates that employment decisions not be based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
The following issues can arise under any of the bases: * Discrimination by a member of the same protected class: the EEO statutes prohibit a member of a protected class from discriminating against another member of the same protected class. * Discrimination against a subclass: The EEO statutes prohibit discrimination against a subclass of a particular protected group. * Stereotype: Discrimination on a protected basis includes discrimination because of stereotypical assumptions about members of the protected class.
Title VII
Title VII prohibits employment discrimination against any individual on the basis of his/her race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
Race and Color: Title VII prohibits both race and color discrimination. * Physical characteristics: Race discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of physical characteristics associated with a particular race, even where the charging party and the alleged discriminator are members of the same race. * Skin color: Race/color discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of shade of skin color.
National Origin: National origin discrimination includes discrimination based on place of origin or on the physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a national origin group. * Accent/Language: National origin discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of accent, manner of speaking, or language fluency. * Citizenship: The EEO statutes protect all
Store Manual
Legal Environment and Equal Opportunity
This portion of the policy was set in place to help you do the right thing, document the limitations of our company’s HR and legal department, and overall, to minimize the company’s liability. This element of our policy manual will be specific to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which applies to employment decisions and further mandates that employment decisions not be based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
The following issues can arise under any of the bases: * Discrimination by a member of the same protected class: the EEO statutes prohibit a member of a protected class from discriminating against another member of the same protected class. * Discrimination against a subclass: The EEO statutes prohibit discrimination against a subclass of a particular protected group. * Stereotype: Discrimination on a protected basis includes discrimination because of stereotypical assumptions about members of the protected class.
Title VII
Title VII prohibits employment discrimination against any individual on the basis of his/her race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
Race and Color: Title VII prohibits both race and color discrimination. * Physical characteristics: Race discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of physical characteristics associated with a particular race, even where the charging party and the alleged discriminator are members of the same race. * Skin color: Race/color discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of shade of skin color.
National Origin: National origin discrimination includes discrimination based on place of origin or on the physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a national origin group. * Accent/Language: National origin discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of accent, manner of speaking, or language fluency. * Citizenship: The EEO statutes protect all