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    freedom and people migrate from all over the world to get the same rights as U.S. citizens. Under the constitution‚ the Equal Rights Amendment does not guarantee women the same rights as men. Thanks to Susan B. Anthony‚ on August 26‚ 1920‚ the only right the Constitution specifically states to be equal for women and men‚ is the right to vote under the nineteenth amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)‚ was written by Alice Paul and passed by Congress on March 22‚ 1972. The amendment was sent to

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    Constitution specifically affirms to be equal for women and men is the right to vote in the 19th Amendment.The Equal Rights Amendment‚ proposed to Congress in 1923‚ would guarantee equal rights between men and women. In 1972‚ it passed both houses of Congress and went to the state legislatures for ratification. It was ratified by 35 states which is 3 short of the requirement. Since then‚ it has been reintroduced many times. I think the states should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment because it would reduce

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    The Equal Pay Act of 1963 stated that all employees are paid equally for equal work and labor without sex discrimination (The Equal Pay Act of 1963‚ para. 2). At first‚ in order to operate the equal pay appropriately‚ evaluating job values should be fairly required. In the usual manner‚ many organizations have started an annual salary system‚ which has difficulty in adopting a fair evaluation of different works. Although a job-based pay‚ which is conducted by fair evaluation of jobs‚ were first introduced

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    Obeying the law is a general moral obligation. Usually‚ laws are written from societal ethical codes; therefore the law can embody morality. Obeying the law usually implies the greatest good for the greatest number of people and therefore complies with Mill’s utilitarianism. Especially if the law reflects general morality or protects people from pain‚ such as the admonition against murder‚ utilitarian theorists would argue that obeying the law is a general moral obligation. However‚ there are certain

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    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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    In order to apply the Equal Pay Act there are four criteria that need to be met. They are; Equal Skill‚ Equal Effort‚ Equal Responsibility‚ and Similar Working Conditions. According to the article titled An Analysis of the Equal Pay Act‚ “Equal Skill constitutes the performance requirement of the jobs under consideration‚ not the skills which are unnecessary for the job but which an employee might possess.” Examples of the skills that are under consideration are experience‚ training‚ education‚ and

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    Example Answers to Questions on Recruitment and Selection Read more: http://www.ukessays.com/essays/business/example-answers-to-questions-on-recruitment-and-selection-business-essay.php#ixzz2KLxsls71 Q1. Explain the impact of both the law and organizational procedures on the process of recruitment and selection. Recruitment is the process of location‚ identifying‚ and attracting capable applications for jobs available in an organization. Accordingly‚ the recruitment process comprises the following

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    battle to come‚ gender equality. A justice that must be served both socially and constitutionally; therefore women and men must keep fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment proposed since 1923 to ensure a just society in the United States. According

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    ACTIVISM The Equal Remuneration Act was passed about thirty two years ago but number of violations detected‚ prosecution launched‚ and convictions obtained have been extremely small. In fact‚ almost all the cases have been in the central sector‚ though most of the employments covered area in the state sectors. The Equal Remuneration Act is insufficient and ineffective. Firstly‚ it seeks to provide for payment of equal remuneration to male and female workers‚ but it does not guarantee equal pay for equal

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    Women Deserve Equal Pay  The argument over whether the gender pay gap still exists is often brought up without an  exact answer. Women getting paid less than men for doing the same job is real and is happening  everyday. People may question why women still face a gender pay gap and why they deserve to  have equal pay. Woman face the gender pay gap because of sexism ‚discrimination‚ and  stereotypes. Many think it is a myth or not true because of the Fair Pay Act of 2013 or fair pay  laws. Gender pay gap is still an issue in our world today

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