Chapter 3: Equal Employment opportunity
1. Nature of equal employment opportunity:
_ The main concern in equal employment opportunity
is discrimination*( discrimination mean “recognizing
differences among items or people”). The terms
discrimination basically not have bad meaning. However,
when discrimination is based on race, gender, or some
other factors, it is illegal and employers face problems.
following bases for protection have been identified by
government laws:
➢ Race, ethnic origin, color
➢ Sex/gender
➢ Age (individuals over age 40)
➢ Individuals with disabilities (physical or mental)
➢ Military experience
➢ Religion
➢ Marital status
➢ Sexual orientation
These groups are in protected categories under EEO
laws and regulations divived into 2 groups
_ Disparate Treatment: when invidual is treated
differently from another For example: in 19th century,
some occupations are not allowed woman join in such as
computer science, CEO, …
_ Disparate Impact: occurs when members of a
protected category are substantially underrepresented as a
result of employment decisions that work to their
disadvantage.
_ Equal Employment Opportunity Concepts: four
fundamental factors will help explain EEO ideas
➢ Business Necessity and Job Relatedness: A
business necessity is a practice necessary for safe
and efficient organizational operations.
Educational requirements often are based on
business necessity. However, the employees who
have minimum level eduation are able to defend
