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    Emily Zhang Professor Russ Frank ESL 33B December 4‚ 2013 Final draft English-Only Rules In the Workplace As the increasing of immigration in the Unite States‚ English as one of the Global language that is more and more important. Today 1.75 billion people speak English in necessary situation that means one in four of us. Yet English is the common language when employees come from different counties‚ the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and National Origin

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    AS History – Unit 1 A World Divided: Communism and Democracy in the 20th Century Revision Guide Edition 5: January 2010 Contents Page: Content: | Page: | How to use this book | 3 | How to answer the questions | 4 | Writing Frames | 5 | How your essays will be marked | 11 | Previous Exam Questions and predicted questions | 12 | Unit 1: Signs of change by 1955 | 14 | Unit 2: Martin Luther King and Peaceful Protest | 23 | Unit 3: Black Power and the use of Violence

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    protected under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer -(1) 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; or” (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 SEC. 2000e-2. [Section 703]) Provide the legal definition

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    On June 29‚ 2009‚ the U.S. Supreme Court issued a controversial five to four decision in Ricci v. DeStefano. The case of Ricci vs DeStefano raises the uncomfortable but common question of how far will employers go to favor one race over another? In other words‚ discrimination was at play in the case‚ in a scenario that will be unexpected to readers. The case of Frank Ricci vs. John DeStefano was established through an invalid act in the case of firefighters‚ promoting firefighters to be precise.

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    How accurate is it to say that the Federal Government hindered the Civil Rights movement in the period 1945-1968? The Federal Government was a significant part in pushing the civil rights movement forwards‚ but in some cases it hindered the civil rights movement‚ especially with Presidential figures such as Eisenhower who had no interest in the Civil Rights movement. He believed that the social status and power of the black community in the US would improve naturally of its own accord over time

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    The Civil Rights Movement The most critical civil rights issue in the U.S. has concerned the status of its black minority. After the Civil War the former slaves’ status as free people entitled to the rights of citizenship was established by the 13th and 14th Amendments‚ ratified in 1865 and 1868‚ respectively. The 15th Amendment‚ ratified in 1870‚ prohibited race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude as grounds for denying or abridging the rights of citizens to vote. In addition to these constitutional

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    Notes on “Ballad of Birmingham” 1. Plot summary: A young girl asks her mother for permission to attend a freedom march in downtown Birmingham with her friends. Her mother‚ fearing violence‚ refuses to let her go and suggests that the child go to church instead. After she leaves‚ the mother is relieved that the child is in a safe place; then‚ she hears the bomb explode and rushes out to make sure her child is ok. She goes to the site of the church‚ which is now a pile of broken glass and bricks‚ and

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    norm of institutionalization (Mayerson‚ n.d.). According to Affirm Able Action Associates (2013)‚ The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is the most significant civil rights legislation to be enacted by congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ADA makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone who has a mental or physical disability in the area of employment‚ public services‚ transportation‚ public accommodations and telecommunications. (para. 1) In addition‚ “The ADA prohibits discrimination

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    Religious Accommodation 1. What is the legal basis for the EEOC to hold that JBS-swift had violated the employees’ civil rights? Basis for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,The term “religion” includes all aspects of religious observance and practice‚ as well as belief‚ unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee’s or prospective employee’s religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.

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    United States‚ human resources managers must follow state and federal laws related to employment‚ labor relations and wages. Human resources managers must have a strong understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act‚ Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the Family and Medical Leave Act‚ Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state laws. What is Title Vll? Title VII‚ the federal law that prohibits most workplace harassment and discrimination‚ covers all private employers‚ state and local

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