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The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that...
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No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law.
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Congress and presidents avoided dramatic action on implementing equal employment until...
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The early 1960s
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Why did congress and the presidents implement equal employment?
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As a result of civil unrest among the minorities and women
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The equal pay act of 1963 says...
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It is unlawful to discriminate in pay based on sex when jobs involve equal work-equivalent skills, effort, responsibility and are performed under similar conditions
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What does the TItle VII of the 1964 Civils Rights Act?
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The employer cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin
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What are the two main considerations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
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Title VII established the ____________________
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Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
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What is the equal employment opportunities commission?
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It consists of five members, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate. The EEOC receives and investigates job descrimination complaints.
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Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 require contractors to...
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Take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity
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_________ ________ _______ ________ __________ is responsible for ensuring the compliance of federal contracts
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Office of federal contract compliance program
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The _____ _____ ____ _____ ______ ___ _________ makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees or applicants for employment who are 40 years of age or older, effectively ending more mandatory retirement
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Age discrimination in employment act of 1967
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What is the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
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Requires employers with federal contracts over $2,500 to take affirmative action for the employment of disabled persons. It does require that an employer take steps to accommodate a disabled worker unless doing so imposes an undue hardship on the employer
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What is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
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!978The act prohibits using pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions for discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, or any other term or condition coverage, then pregnancy and childbirth must be treated like any other disability and must be included in the plan as a covered condition
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_____ ___ ____ ___ _____ was a landmark case because the supreme court used it to define unfair discrimination.
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Griggs v. Duke Power Company
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Explain the context of the Griggs v. Duke Power Company.
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The company required its coal handlers to be high school graduates. Griggs claimed that this requirement was illegally descriminatory because it wasn't related to success on the job and because it resulted in more blacks than whites being rejected for these jobs
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