Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

developments (“About Us”, 2016). Stack brothers maintains between 50 and 100 service employees and sees annual sales between $5 million and $10 million (“Stack Brothers Mechanical Contractors Inc”, 2016). Case Summary According to the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (2015), Stack Brothers discriminated against two long-term employees based upon age. The owner told employee

What is racial discrimination? According to Contemporary Employment Law textbook, race discrimination involves treating an applicant or an employee unfavorable because he or she is of a certain race or because of personal characteristics associated with a certain race (Contemporary Employment Law, p. 195). According to Workplace Fairness, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against individuals because of their race in hiring, firing, discipline, distribution of benefits, promotion, compensation

the minimum wage is required to the pay the employee the wages owed with interest and an additional amount equal to twice the underpaid wages. An employer who retaliates against an employee is required to pay penalties sufficient to compensate the employee and deter future violations, but not less than $150 for each day that the violation continued or until legal judgment is final. The Commission and courts also have the authority to order other appropriate legal or equitable relief for violations of

On February the 25th ,2015, the supreme court remanded the EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, Inc case, as the Supreme Court of the United States website states it. In fact, the case opposed the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of Samantha Elauf, against a company named Abercrombie and Fitch Stores. In fact, Mrs. Elauf was denied a job due to religious practices as the A&F company considered that her look goes against the company policies. Firstly, one of the main facts

Activist for equal wages and women’s rights. Lead the fight against the pay gap and paved the way for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by bringing a discrimination lawsuit against the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to the Supreme Court (Ledbetter, 2011; Ledbetter

Small Business 2 In accessing the Equal Employment Opportunity Office (EEOC) website, I found it very hard to find a clear and concise reason as to why small businesses were treated differently than the larger businesses and why the law would differentiate between them. These smaller organizations are sometimes treated differently by the EEOC because they lack the resources that most large companies possess. Most small businesses can't afford to hire the best qualified people that

Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or four other arbitrary reasons. Hiring discrimination is based on race, gender, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity by employers. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, “EEOC is focused on the complete removal of race and color discrimination from the workplace, and is seeking to improve its enforcements

article (1972), “As a representative of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission put it recently: It is not so much asking the question that gets you into trouble, but what you do with the answer” (p. 34). The questions asked in an interview that could lead to a potential discrimination lawsuit have grown quickly. Companies must ensure that the hiring managers within their organizations are in strict adherence to proper selection procedures. An employment interview should be well structured, and

Within the Civil Right act was a section entitled Title VII which was created specifically to deal with matters of employment. Title VII’s objective is to prevent discrimination based upon a person’s color, national origin, gender, and religion in regards to all aspects of employment. This protection begins with the initial stages of hiring and training employees and extends up to promotions and dismissals of an employees. If a person belonged

discrimination in the workplace and how the Equal Employment Opportunity is involved with such acts. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary discrimination is the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people and bullying is a blustering browbeating person; especially : one habitually cruel to others who are weaker. In my personal/professional opinion and as a Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor (EEO) for my organization I strongly