EEO Concepts
Equal Employment Law
Discrimination and
Harassment
Mixin' it up
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100

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 that is celebrating its 60th birthday.

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII?

100

When job applicants are judged using different standards.

What is "discrimination"?

100

Provides policy, guidance and implementation instructions for the Department of the Army’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Programs.

What is AR 690-12?

100
The Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army.

Who is Mr. Averill?

200

Race, Color, Gender, National Origin, Age, Disability, Religion, Veteran Status, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Genetic Information.

What is "protected class or status"?

200

Gives workers the right to receive reasonable accommodations, like light duty, breaks, or a stool to sit on, for pregnancy, childbirth recovery, and related medical conditions, including lactation

What is: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

200
The letters EEO stands for.
What is Equal Employment Opportunity?
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 capital of New York State

What is Albany?

300
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
What is "sexual harassment"?
300
This law provides leave and reemployment rights for veterans, reservists, national guard members, and others serving in the uniformed services.
What is The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)?
300

Any behavior that is severe and pervasive enough to create a hostile work environment and is based on a person's protected status.

What is Harassment?

300

The amount of time a person has to submit an EEO complaint from the date of an alleged act of discrimination.

What is 45 Calendar Days?

300

This superhero is known as the “Dark Knight.”

Who is Batman?

400

Under Title II of this Act, it is illegal to discriminate against employees or applicants because of genetic information.

What is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) ?

400
A law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees with physical/mental impairments and requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
400

Punishing job applicants or employees for asserting their rights to be free from employment discrimination including harassment and for filing EEO Complaints.

What is retaliation?

400

Help management and employees to resolve their disputes collaboratively and reach a mutual solution early on, while restoring the work relationship.  Can be used at any stage of the EEO complaint process.

What is the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program?

400

This author wrote “War and Peace.

Who is Leo Tolstoy?

500

This program goals include:  Improving employment and advancement opportunities, Identifying systemic causes of discrimination, Monitoring agency progress in eliminating discrimination, and Educating employees and managers about discrimination  

What is Special Emphasis Programs (SEPs)? 

500
The law that protects employees who are 40 or older from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment?
What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?
500
This form of sexual harassment occurs when job benefits are made contingent on the provision of sexual favors or the rejection of a sexual advance or request for sexual favors results in a loss of a job benefit.
What is quid pro quo?
500
This is where you call to report harassment or discrimination. It is maintained on a 24-hour basis and the phone number is 1-866-877-3362 or 1-866-UPR-EEOC.
What is the EEO Hotline?
500

This movie was the first feature-length animated film ever released

What is “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”?