so that both are protected against each other during a time of conflict. According to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2009) laws like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes discrimination illegal in regards to race, sex, color, and religion. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) makes it illegal to pay men an women differently based on the fact that they are a man or women and the OSH Act which according to U.S. Department of Labor (2015) forces employers to maintain a safe
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| GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL ISSUES IN COMPENSATION | | | Wendy Kendall | | | Abstract The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was designed in an effort to bring the United States out of the Great Depression, but has evolved into one of the most important legislative measures to ensure fairness for all employees. This paper highlights government’s role in the compensation as well as the main provisions of the FLSA including minimum wage, overtime, record-keeping, and child labor laws
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states, inspiring more conversations about women’s rights. Mott played a part in making sure the convention was a success. In Syracuse, New York, she was elected president of the 1852 convention. In 1866, Mott was elected the president of the American Equal Rights Association. She also published “Discourse on Women” and assisted in founding the Swarthmore College, one of the earliest coeducational schools. Mott died November 11, 1880, at the age of eighty-five. She was a gifted speaker that moved the
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school degree earns more than the average woman with a college degree (Empowering). However, some women are slowly walking away from the general stereotype of a "housewife" and branching out into the workforce. But, even with the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which states that discrimination in any way is illegal among other things, this is not an easy task to accomplish. Women are supposed to be in the home cooking, cleaning and caring for the family. This is not a bad stereotype considering all the
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NVQ level 3 unit 12 Outcome 1 1.1 a) diversity is the differences between people based on culture, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, race, religion, beliefs, age, ability, sexual orientation etc. b) equality is giving everyone equal opportunities and treating everyone fairly but not the same. c) inclusion is including everyone in the activity and not leaving anyone out. d) discrimination is being prejudice about certain factors of someone's life such as gender, sexual orientation, race
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This paper will discuss some of the values he finds most important for creating an equal healthcare system. In order to establish an equal healthcare system, coverage needs to be affordable, with equal opportunities for everyone, and American’s need to feel they have the freedom of choice for the type of coverage they want. Healthcare coverage first of all, needs to be affordable. Employers should pay all or most of the healthcare premiums to cover their employees. The coverage should
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- is an approach base pay, consolidating existing pay grades and ranges, into fewer and wider career bands; provides greater flexibility and helps w moving people around in the organization Cash compensation - pay paid directly by the employers to the employee for the work performed - ex hourly base pay and pay contingent to performance Cafeteria-Style Benefit Plans - due to increasing diversity, flexible planning, mostly preferred by 2 income family Comparable worth or pay equity - (1934) policy
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Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects all those against discrimination, benefits and wages. In understanding that if you are willing to adjust benefits for an older employee you are only able to do this if you are doing so for the younger employee as well. The consequences in not being able to accommodate an older employee can turn into lawsuits and may result in back pay and further compensation for that employee filing a complaint. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, or simply put Title
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Women Equality In the early years of United States, while it was still a fledgling country, Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana purchase. Suddenly, America had doubled in size and was full of unknown land. Sacagawea, a woman, lead an expedition commissioned by the American government to explore this new land and document all its findings. Her knowledge and leadership was essential to completing the mission, and because of her work the United States was able to safely settle the land
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award arrangements in the labor market to determine their pay and conditions. Unfortunately, any policies that undermine these arrangements are likely to contribute to inequitable outcomes for women. A continuing upheaval of the industrial relations system has made equitable outcomes more difficult for them. Due to their weak position on the labor market, women were vulnerable to the impact of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 and the individualization of bargaining. It has
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