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Human Resource Acts Name Institution Instructor Date Features of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act According to this act the employer is prohibited to discriminate individuals at the workplace while hiring their employees as well job applicants on the basis of color race religion gender as well as nationality. This act also bars employers from failing to refer employees for employment based on the mentioned discriminative factors. The act covers every employer especially in the public or the private sector with over 15 or more individuals. The act also covers the local states and federal governments private and public institutions (educational). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) consisting of five members was established to ensure the civil rights act was administered. The commission has the mandate to investigate concerns this did not happen this can be referred to as disparate impact. The act also notes that in case of failure to the proof absence of illegal discrimination the employer is liable to pay damages this is generally referred to as compensatory punitive where one has to pay money for the damages caused. The act also outlines that in the case of establishment that race color sex or religion was a motivating factor for an employment opportunity then the action is referred to as acceptable (Dessler & Gary 2012 pp. 35). An example of this can be the Desert Palace Inc. Vs. Costa case which clearly shows the mixed motives. References Dessler Gary (2012). Human Resource Management (13th ed.). Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN: 13: 978-0132668217. Pp. 31-60. [...]
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1 1/2 paragraph for each topic. Explain the main features of Title VII, Equal Pay Act, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act of 1991. An explanation of these EEO laws can be found in Table 2-1 in Dessler, Gary (2012). Human Resource Management (13th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN: 13: 978-0132668217 Chapter 2 if you have the book. I can provide chapter
Subject Area: Employment
Document Type: Reports
