Employment Laws & Regulations I. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA): This law allows employees and their family members to keep their healthcare coverage after leaving or losing their job, getting a cutback of hours, or for the time between jobs. The length of coverage is either 18 or 36 months, depending on the situation ("Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)"). II. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): It requires employers to pay employees at least the federal minimum
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SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Fifth Edition Maryland Commission for Women 311 W. Saratoga St. Ste 272 Baltimore, MD 21201 410-767-3049 The Women’s Law Center, Inc. Copyright: 1982, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2008 The Women’s Law Center, Inc. Sex Discrimination in Employment Fifth Edition Revisions Provided By: Jill Wrigley, Women’s Law Center of Maryland With Editorial Assistance From: L. Tracy Brown, Women’s Law Center of Maryland Laurence Ruth, Women’s Law Center of Maryland Jessica Morgan
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Recruitment and Selection Strategies Recommendations HRM/561 March 28, 2016 Recruitment and Selection Strategies Recommendations “Recruitment is a form of contest and it is fiercely competitive. Just as corporations strategize to develop, manufacture, and market the best product or service, so they must also vie to identify, attract, and hire the most qualified people” (Cascio, 2013). Atwood and Allen Consulting has been working with Marylee Luther from Clapton Commercial Construction. Mrs
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harassment and discrimination. “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated
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13, 2016 Civil Rights Events The two Civil Rights Events that I will discuss are the Equal Pay Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex. It was signed into law on June 10, 1963, by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women be given equal pay for equal work in the same establishment. The jobs
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needs of the business as well as hiring the right person for the job. In today’s job market, we’re hiring people with diverse backgrounds to meet the needs of the public, sometimes hiring managers are faced with moral and ethical issues facing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. As a manger I may be face with an ethical dilemma to hire one candidate over another because of race. For example, a manger is hiring for a team leader position and there are two candidates;
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the confidentiality agreement. 1. Lawson's Termination The day of Lawson's termination, she met with Greene's head of human resources, Lisa Peele (Peele). Lawson advised Peele that she may need additional time off due to complications with her pregnancy. Unfortunately, Peele delivered less desirable news to Lawson stating her position had been eliminated due to the company downsizing. Peele's exact words were, "Congratulations, Jennifer! That is exciting news for you. We do not need to worry about
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jackhammer; Nick has epileptic, has a college degree, and no experience with a jackhammer. All four of then applied for the opening at the company. The only person qualified for the position is pregnant. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act states: "employment discrimination because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions is forbidden." (Cheesemen, 2010.pg 356, chapt.19). So the company does have the right to not hire if the candidate cannot perform the essential functions
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GENDER DISCRIMINATION OUTLINE I. Constitutional law A. Background: 100 years of discrimination > theme: law responding to gender discrepancies 1) Should men & women ever be treated differently under the law? a. Definition of equality: = choice/power/income i. Pay gap: women earn $0.74 for every $1.00 a man earns b. Linda Hershman article, Homeward Bound: Many educated & intelligent women decide to stay
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Different Types Of Employment Discrimination | Employment discrimination simply means imbalanced and biased treatment meted out to some employees on the basis of prejudice. This has been an important and grave issue of concern for companies across the world. Such discrimination occurs when an employer singles out any one employee or a group on the basis of age, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion and other reasons. Workplace discrimination can take place in a number of forms
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