The concept that all individuals should have equal treatment in all employment related actions.
What is EEO
100
The keystone of anti-discrimination employment legislation.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII?
100
When different standards are used judge job applicants.
What is "discrimination"?
100
Used by the EEOC to attempt to explain how an employer should deal with hiring, retention, promotion, transfer, demotion, dismissal and referral.
What is the "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978)"?
100
A group of individuals that have been identified for protection under equal employment laws.
What is a "protected class"?
200
A practice necessary for safe and efficient organizational operations, e.g, such as requiring a minimum level of education. (Washington vs. Davis)
What is Business Necessity and Job Relatedness?
200
Requires employers to show that an employment practice is job related for the position and consistent with business necessity.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1991?
200
When members of a protected class are treated differently than others..like female applicants who are given a special skills test that their male counterparts do not have to take.
What is "disparate treatment"?
200
A modification made by an employer for a person with a disability to a job or work environment in order to give that employee an equal employment opportunity to perform.
What is "reasonable accommodation"?
200
The idea that pay for jobs requiring comparable levels of knowledge, skills and abilities should be similar.
What is "pay equity"?
300
A characteristic providing a legitimate reason why an employer cn exclude persons from consideration. (hiring a specific ethnic group for a certain type of restaurant)
What is BFOQ? Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
300
Requires employers to pay similar wage rates without regard to gender.
What is the Equal Pay Act of 1963?
300
When members of a protected class are under represented as a result of employment decisions that work to their disadvantage.
What is "disparate impact"?
300
A significant difficulty or expense imposed on an employer when making an accommodation for an employee with a disability.
What is an "undue hardship"?
300
A dispute resolution process in which a third party helps negotiators reach a settlement.
What is "mediation"?
400
Individuals who file suit against employers must establish illegal discrimination by demonstrating this?
What is "burden of proof"?
400
A law that requires employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees with physical/mental impairments.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
400
Actions that are sexually directed, are unwanted, and subject the worker to adverse employment conditions or create a hostile work environment.
What is "sexual harassment"?
400
Employers are required to obtain an I-9 form for immigrants under this act.
What is the "Immigration Reform and Control Act" (IRCA)?
400
An employer has 2 courses of action to consider when it is determined that discrimination has occurred.
What is "negotiate/settle" or "oppose the complaint in court"?
500
Employers are prohibited from taking punitive action against employees who have file suit?
What are Non-Retaliatory Practices?
500
The law that protects employees who are 40 or older in companies with more than 20 employees from discrimination.
What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?
500
A female can file a suit for this when she is paid lower wages than her male counterparts accomplishing similar jobs.
What is "pay discrimination"?
500
Many EEO complaints arise from pre-employment inquires because protected groups may perceive them to be this.
What is "discriminatory"?
500
Discrimination exists if the selection rate for a protected group is less tha 80% of the selection rate for the majority group falls under this rule.