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Lecture Human resource management: Gaining a competitive advantage (9/e) – Chapter 3

Chapter 3 - The legal environment: Equal employment opportunity and safety. After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Identify the three branches of government and the role each plays in influencing the legal environment of human resource management, list the major federal laws that require equal employment opportunity and the protections provided by each of these laws,. | Chapter 3 The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) EEO – the government's attempt to ensure that all individuals have an equal chance for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Constitutional Amendments: 13th Amendment - abolished slavery 14th Amendment - provides equal protection for all citizens and requires due process in state action. 3- Congressional Legislation Civil Rights Acts (1866 and 1871) Equal Pay Act of 1963 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 3- Congressional Legislation Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974 Pregnancy Discrimination Act Civil Rights Act of 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 3- Disability According to EEOC, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that “substantially limits one or more major life activity; a record or past history of such an impairment; and/or being ‘regarded as’ having a disability by an employer whether you have one or not, usually in terms or hiring, firing or demotion Executive Orders Executive Order 11246 - Prohibits government contactors from discrimination Executive Order 11478 - government employment policies based on merit and fitness 3- Retaliation Title VII states that employers cannot retaliate against employees for either "opposing" a perceived illegal employment practice or "participating in a proceeding” related to an alleged illegal employment practice. Employees do not have an unlimited right to talk about how racist or sexist their employers are. 3- Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment - unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when 1. . | Chapter 3 The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) EEO – the government's attempt to ensure that all individuals have an equal chance for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Constitutional Amendments: 13th Amendment - abolished slavery 14th Amendment - provides equal protection for all citizens and requires due process in state action. 3- Congressional Legislation Civil Rights Acts (1866 and 1871) Equal Pay Act of 1963 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 3- Congressional Legislation Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974 Pregnancy Discrimination Act Civil Rights Act of 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 3- Disability According to EEOC,