This week you focused on a law fundamental to every organization with over 15 employees. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion. Every human resource professional should be intimately familiar with this law and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is the agency responsible for enforcing federal laws regarding discrimination or harassment against a job applicant or an employee in the United States.
To complete this Assignment, review the learning resources for this week and respond to the following bullets, which are focused on key labor relations issues that impact the role of Human Resources, in a 2- to 3-page paper.
Title VII
Define discrimination and what types of discrimination are prohibited by Title VII?
Describe one example of a Title VII violation in an organization.
What could HR have done to prevent this occurrence?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Define the EEOC and describe how it relates to discrimination in an organization?
Describe one example of an EEOC violation in an organization.
What could HR have done to prevent this occurrence?
Your Assignment must include 3 references to support your thinking.
