remaining candidates. However‚ there are people who worry about whether or not their past actions and criminal convictions will bar them from even being considered for employment. The sensitive topic that worries so many people is background checks. Should they be used for employment purposes? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been working towards proving that‚ in some instances‚ background checks can create a disparate impact on minorities. Disparate impact can happen in the hiring process
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civil rights‚ employment discrimination Pregnancy discrimination and so on. Laws and agencies a chart of anti-discrimination laws which were enacted and related agencies Discrimination
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discriminate based on race‚ color‚ sex‚ national origin‚ religion‚ disability or age. In the Supreme Court case‚ Griggs v. Duke Power Company (Duke)‚ it was decided that Duke used a selection process which had a disparate impact on the employment opportunities of members of a race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin group. Disparate impact is sometimes confusing and tricky. In the case of the Albemarle Paper Company (Albemarle) v. Moody‚ proved just how tricky disparate impact is. Albemarle
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The Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would take a discrimination complaint against his or her employer. The process will be explored from where one would begin with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. In the examination of this scenario‚ it becomes necessary to define two key terms: discrimination and civil litigation. Discrimination
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action against Defendant Admiral Health. ("Defendant" or "employer")‚ hereby alleges as follows: NATURE OF THE CLAIMS 1. This is an action for declaratory‚ injunctive and equitable relief‚ as well as monetary damages‚ to redress Defendant’s unlawful employment practices and retaliation against Plaintiff‚ including Defendant’s unlawful discrimination‚ harassment and retaliation against Plaintiff because of his race/color‚ national origin and/or disabilities‚ and because of his repeated complaints about
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Rights Act of 1964 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 introduced the concepts of protected classes and unlawful employment practices to American business. It is unlawful under Title VII for an employer to hire or discharge any individual‚ or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his or her compensation‚ terms‚ conditions or privileges of employment‚ because of an individual’s race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or national origin. This covers hiring‚ firing‚ promotions and
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This file of SOC 315 Week 1 Individual Assignment comprises: Cultural Background Summary Sociology - General Sociology Individual Assignment: EEOC Paper 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
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Americans in the training program and openings. Also the affirmative action plan “did not have any barriers to the advancement of white employees” (Byars & Rue‚ 2008‚ p. 33). The white employees were still able to participate in the program with an equal representation of
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Small Business and The EEOC The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws prohibiting employment discrimination. The EEOC ensures that businesses are complying with anti-discriminatory laws that make it illegal to discriminate against employees or job applicants based on their gender‚ race‚ religion‚ color‚ sex (including pregnancy)‚ disability‚ age (40 and over)‚ or genetic information. The EEOC has the power to investigate
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because he or she tested the highest. Many companies promote a drug free environment. To properly promote such an environment‚ many of today’s companies require pre-employment drug testing. When an employee comes to work and is under the influence‚ the company is at risk. To eliminate risk‚ these tests are mandatory. The Pre-Employment Drug Screening of America has stated‚ “In 1987‚ a national testing laboratory‚ SmithKline Beecham‚ found that 18.1 percent of all workers tested had positive results
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