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The Law and the Workplace

The Law and the Workplace. What is discrimination? Discrimination is unfairly treating a person or group of people differently.

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The Law and the Workplace

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  1. The Law and the Workplace
  2. What is discrimination? Discrimination is unfairly treating a person or group of people differently. Equal Employment Opportunity Act is a law that makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. More recent laws make it illegal to discriminate against people for other reasons, such as disabilities, age and martial status.
  3. Equal Pay Act is a law that prohibits unequal pay for men and women who are doing the same job for the same employer. The law prohibits unequal pay for men and woman doing basically the same work for the same employer. The law prevents employers from lowering the wages of either sex to comply with the law. The law also prevents labor organizations or unions from forcing an employer to violate the law. Reason for Pay Differences Length of time with the company Experience in the job Advance training Productivity, or greater work output Productivity can be measured when job involves piecework. Piecework is a job in which something is produced by a individual that can easily be counted.
  4. Barrier-Free Workplace Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits employers from discriminating against people with a physical disability. Age Discrimination The Age Discrimination Act prohibits employers from not hiring older people simply because of their age. It also prohibits employers from denying any person a promotion, benefits, or favorable job assignment because of age.
  5. What is Sexual Harassment? a)Sexual Harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when it is made a condition of employment or a person’s work performance or environment. b) Identifying Sexual Harassment Is the behavior sexual in nature? Have others identified this behavior as sexual harassment? Is the behavior unwelcome? Does the behavior offend me? Does the behavior interfere with my Work or school performance?
  6. Two kinds of sexual harassment. 1. Something given to get something in return. A supervisor or someone in authority usually initiates this kind of sexual harassment. A group leader may threaten to fire or block a promotion if the victim rejects his or her advances. 2. Hostile Environment deals with the workplace. Physical harassment is touching, holding, grabbing, and other unwanted physical contact. Verbal harassment is telling offensive jokes, using offensive language, and making suggestions of a sexual nature. Nonverbal harassment involves offensive gestures and actions, such as staring at a person’s body or circulating letters, e-mails, cartoons, or other material of a sexually nature.
  7. Discouraging Sexual harassment Dress appropriately for the job. Become familiar with your right to a workplace free from sex discrimination Know your company’s policy and procedures for reporting harassment. Conduct yourself in a businesslike manner at all times. What to do if you are Sexual Harassed Remain professions-Avoid being emotional Speak to the offender Record the facts. Report the offense if it does not stop.
  8. Family and the Workplace Family and Medical Leave Act allow some flexibility in the normal work routine to handle special family maters. The law address the following conditions Having or caring for a new baby Adopting a child or adding a foster child to the family Being unable to work because of serious illness Caring for a sick child, spouse, or parent. The company you work for must employee more than 50 people. You must have worked for the company for more than 12 months.
  9. The Law and Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment has occurred throughout history. It is only in the last 30 years, however, that it has become illegal and recognized as socially unacceptable. Recognizing that women and men have rights is the first step in identifying how sexual harassment violates those rights.
  10. 1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave people equal rights to employment regardless of their gender. Title VII of this legislation established people’s rights to work without fear of being fired if they did not accept sexual harassment from their employers. For several years, however, the Civil Rights Act was not interpreted or enforced in such a way that it protected people from sexual harassment.
  11. 1980: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that prevents discrimination in the workplace, created guidelines about sexual harassment. 1986: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the EEOC guidelines should be treated as laws.
  12. 1991: The Civil Rights Act of 1991 further supported victims’ rights by stating that people accused of sexual harassment could stand trial by jury. It also allowed victims to be awarded compensatory damages (money to pay foractual losses) and punitive damages (money to pay for emotional suffering) in sexual harassment cases.
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