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Equal employment opportunity

Equal employment opportunity is equal opportunity to attain or maintain employment in a company, organization, or other institution. Examples of legislation to foster it or to protect it from eroding include the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to assist in the protection of United States employees from discrimination.[1] The law was the first federal law designed to protect most US employees from employment discrimination based on that employee's (or applicant's) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin (Public Law 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 253, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et. seq.).[2]

President Lyndon Baines Johnson

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that workplace discrimination is prohibited based on sexual orientation or transgender status. [3] Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. ___ (2020).

Employment discrimination entails areas such as firing, hiring, promotions, transfer, or wage practices and it is also illegal to discriminate in advertising, referral of job applicants, or classification. The Title is pertinent in companies affecting commerce that have fifteen or more employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is section 705 of the title.[4]

Equal employment opportunity was further enhanced when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246 on September 24, 1965, created to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on race, sex, creed, religion, color, or national origin.

Related statutes

Along with those protected classes, more recent statutes have listed other traits as "protected classes," including the following:

The executive order also required contractors to implement affirmative action plans to increase the participation of minorities and women in the workplace. Under federal regulations, affirmative action plans must consist of an equal opportunity policy statement, an analysis of the current workforce, identification of problem areas, the establishment of goals and timetables for increasing employment opportunities, specific action-oriented programs to address problem areas, support for community action programs, and the establishment of an internal audit and reporting system.

See also

References

  1. ^ "US EEOC Home Page". Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "What You Should Know: The EEOC and Protections for LGBT Workers | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission". www.eeoc.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ Levine, Marvin J.; Montcalmo, Anthony J. (December 1, 1971). "The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Progress, Problems, Prospects". Labor Law Journal. 22 (12): 741–779. Retrieved 2015-09-25 – via EBSCOHost.
  5. ^ "Age Discrimination; EEOC". Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "Disability Discrimination; EEOC". Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "Genetic Discrimination; EEOC". Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  8. ^ "Ending job discrimination for all Americans based on sexual orientation & gender identity". Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  9. ^ H.R. 3017: Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Further reading

  • Mio, Jeffrey Scott (2006). "Equal Employment Opportunity". In Jackson, Yo (ed.). Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications. pp. 170–172. ISBN 978-1-45-226556-8.

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The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Equal employment opportunity is equal opportunity to attain or maintain employment in a company organization or other institution Examples of legislation to foster it or to protect it from eroding include the U S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to assist in the protection of United States employees from discrimination 1 The law was the first federal law designed to protect most US employees from employment discrimination based on that employee s or applicant s race color religion sex or national origin Public Law 88 352 July 2 1964 78 Stat 253 42 U S C Sec 2000e et seq 2 President Lyndon Baines Johnson On June 15 2020 the United States Supreme Court ruled that workplace discrimination is prohibited based on sexual orientation or transgender status 3 Bostock v Clayton County 590 U S 2020 Employment discrimination entails areas such as firing hiring promotions transfer or wage practices and it is also illegal to discriminate in advertising referral of job applicants or classification The Title is pertinent in companies affecting commerce that have fifteen or more employees The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC is section 705 of the title 4 Equal employment opportunity was further enhanced when President Lyndon B Johnson signed Executive Order 11246 on September 24 1965 created to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on race sex creed religion color or national origin Contents 1 Related statutes 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingRelated statutes EditAlong with those protected classes more recent statutes have listed other traits as protected classes including the following The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 has protected those aged 40 and over but does not protect those under the age of 40 5 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 protects individuals who possess or are thought to possess a wide range of disabilities ranging from paraplegia to Down Syndrome to autism However it does not force an employer to employ a worker whose disability would create an undue hardship on their business for example a paraplegic cannot work on a construction site and a blind person cannot be a chauffeur 6 Similar protections have been in place for Federal employees and customers of federal agencies and contractors since 1973 under the Rehabilitation Act The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 forbids discrimination based on family history and genetic information 7 The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 forbids discrimination on the grounds of a worker s military history including any effects that the battlefield might have had on the worker s psyche Twelve states over one hundred local governments and the District of Columbia 8 have passed statutes that forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation also the Employment Non Discrimination Act would make sexuality a protected class but this bill has yet to pass Congress 9 The executive order also required contractors to implement affirmative action plans to increase the participation of minorities and women in the workplace Under federal regulations affirmative action plans must consist of an equal opportunity policy statement an analysis of the current workforce identification of problem areas the establishment of goals and timetables for increasing employment opportunities specific action oriented programs to address problem areas support for community action programs and the establishment of an internal audit and reporting system See also EditOffice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Department of Fair Employment and Housing Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Equal opportunity Organized labour portalReferences Edit US EEOC Home Page Retrieved March 8 2010 Federal Equal Employment Laws Cases and Resources Archived from the original on November 24 2010 Retrieved November 17 2010 What You Should Know The EEOC and Protections for LGBT Workers U S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission www eeoc gov Retrieved 2021 01 13 Levine Marvin J Montcalmo Anthony J December 1 1971 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Progress Problems Prospects Labor Law Journal 22 12 741 779 Retrieved 2015 09 25 via EBSCOHost Age Discrimination EEOC Retrieved March 8 2010 Disability Discrimination EEOC Retrieved March 8 2010 Genetic Discrimination EEOC Retrieved March 8 2010 Ending job discrimination for all Americans based on sexual orientation amp gender identity Retrieved March 8 2010 H R 3017 Employment Non Discrimination ActFurther reading EditMio Jeffrey Scott 2006 Equal Employment Opportunity In Jackson Yo ed Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology Thousand Oaks Calif SAGE Publications pp 170 172 ISBN 978 1 45 226556 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Equal employment opportunity amp oldid 1099782860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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