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Employment Discrimination

Lessons. CHAPTER 29. Employment Discrimination. 29-1 Illegal Employment Discrimination 29-2 Proving Illegal Discrimination 29-3 Specific Laws Making Unjustified Discrimination Illegal. GOALS. LESSON 29-1. Illegal Employment Discrimination. Define illegal discrimination

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Employment Discrimination

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  1. Lessons Chapter 29 CHAPTER 29 Employment Discrimination 29-1 Illegal Employment Discrimination 29-2 Proving Illegal Discrimination 29-3 Specific Laws Making Unjustified Discrimination Illegal

  2. GOALS Chapter 29 LESSON 29-1 Illegal Employment Discrimination Define illegal discrimination Define legal discrimination Identify members of protected classes

  3. Chapter 29 UNJUSTIFIED DISCRIMINATION Employment discrimination within the workplace is treating individuals differently on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, or religion.

  4. Chapter 29 TYPES OF UNJUSTIFIED DISCRIMINATION • Race and color • Gender • Pregnancy • Age • Religion • Disability • National origin

  5. Chapter 29 THE SCOPE OF PROTECTION • Conditions of employment • Organizations subject to these laws

  6. GOALS Chapter 29 LESSON 29-2 Proving Illegal Discrimination Explain how unequal treatment can be proved Identify employers’ major defenses in discrimination suits Explain what constitutes sexual harassment

  7. Chapter 29 HOW CAN UNEQUAL TREATMENT BE PROVED? • Direct and indirect evidence • Employer’s general defense: business necessity • Defense of bona fide occupational qualification • Defense of seniority • Pretexts

  8. Chapter 29 WHAT IS DISPARATE IMPACT? • Statistical proof of disparate impact • Employer defenses

  9. Chapter 29 PROVING PATTERN AND PRACTICE OF DISCRIMINATION In some cases, the government can initiate proceedings against a company for employment discrimination when there is evidence of a pattern and practice of discrimination.

  10. Chapter 29 SEXUAL HARASSMENT • Quid pro quo • Hostile environment

  11. GOALS Chapter 29 LESSON 29-3 Specific Laws Making Unjustified Discrimination Illegal Describe the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Name the laws which make discrimination on the basis of age, pregnancy, and disability illegal

  12. Chapter 29 LEGISLATION PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Equal Pay Act of 1963 • Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • Pregnancy Discrimination Act

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