- 1. DiscriminationGabriela RosasHuman Resources VP
2. Overview Types of Discrimination Laws and Regulations
Memorandum of Understanding with EEOC Prohibited Practices and
Examples Resources 3. Types of Discrimination Age Disability Equal
Pay/Compensation Genetic Information Harassment National Origin
Pregnancy Race/Color Religion Retaliation Sex Sexual Harassment 4.
Laws and Regulations Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 This
law makes it illegal to discriminate against someoneon the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin, or sex The law also makes
it illegal to retaliate against a personbecause the person
complained about discrimination, fileda charge of discrimination,
or participated in anemployment discrimination investigation or
lawsuit The law also requires that employers reasonablyaccommodate
applicants' and employees' sincerely heldreligious practices,
unless doing so would impose anundue hardship on the operation of
the employer'sbusiness 5. Laws and Regulations EEOC's regulations
are published annually in Title 29 of theCode of Federal
Regulations (CFR) The CFR is available online through the U.S.
GovernmentPrinting Office The e-CFR is a regularly updated,
unofficial editorialcompilation of CFR material and Federal
Registeramendments 6. Memorandum of Understanding The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) andthe U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL), Office of FederalContract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
have updated theMemorandum of Understanding (MOU), last published
at 64Fed. Reg. 17,664 (April 12, 1999) Updates include: Using
contemporary office names and titles Designating a Coordination
Advocate at both agencies Reorganizing and/or condensing language
for clarity Streamlining the Compliance Coordination Committees
Clarifying the complaint/charge referral procedures. 7. Prohibited
PracticesJob Advertisements It is illegal for an employer to
publish a job advertisement that shows a preferencefor or
discourages someone from applying for a job because of his or her
race,color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin,
age (40 or older), disabilityor genetic information Example: A
help-wanted ad that seeks "females" or "recent college graduates"
maydiscourage men and people over 40 from applying and may violate
the lawRecruitment It is also illegal for an employer to recruit
new employees in a way that discriminatesagainst them because of
their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy),national
origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information
Example: An employer's reliance on word-of-mouth recruitment by its
mostly Hispanic workforce may violate the law if the result is that
almost all new hires are Hispanic 8. Prohibited
PracticesApplication & Hiring It is illegal for an employer to
discriminate against a job applicant because of hisor her race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age
(40 orolder), disability or genetic information Example An employer
may not refuse to give employment applications to people of
acertain race. An employer may not base hiring decisions on
stereotypes and assumptionsabout a person's race, color, religion,
sex (including pregnancy), national origin,age (40 or older),
disability or genetic information If an employer requires job
applicants to take a test, the test must be necessaryand related to
the job and the employer may not exclude people of a
particularrace, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy),
national origin, or individuals withdisabilities. In addition, the
employer may not use a test that excludes applicantsage 40 or older
if the test is not based on a reasonable factor other than age If a
job applicant with a disability needs an accommodation (such as a
signlanguage interpreter) to apply for a job, the employer is
required to provide theaccommodation, so long as the accommodation
does not cause the employersignificant difficulty or expense 9.
Resources http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/index.cfm 10.
Conclusion Types of Discrimination Laws and Regulations Memorandum
of Understanding with EEOC Prohibited Practices and Examples
Resources
