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Diversity and Rights in the Workplace
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Terms to Know
• Ethnic Group• Assimilation• Workplace Diversity• Discrimination• Criminal Penalties• Stereotype• Racism
• Sexual Orientation• Sexual Harassment• Quid pro quo
harassment • Hostile Environment
harassment• Body Language• Reprisal
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What is Diversity?
• Diversity: refers to the many factors that make people different
• The United States is the most diverse country in the world because its population comes from every other nation
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Diversity Trends in the United States
• Age• Cultural heritage• Disabilites/abilities• Gender• Language• National origin• Race• Religion• Sexual orientation• Traditions
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Major Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States
• Native Americans• European Americans• Asian Americans• African Americans• Hispanic Americans
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Diversity Activity
• You will pair up with one other student.
• You will list 5 things about this student that makes him/her diverse.
• You will introduce your peer partner to the class and tell us why your peer partner is diverse.
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Why is Ms. Williams diverse
• Freckles
• Hair texture
• Keen facial features
• Come from Creole (French, European & Spanish) background
• Eat cajun style food (Creole) such as: Gumbo, Crawfish, Fried Green Tomatoes, etc.
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The Benefits of Diversity in the Workplace
• Workplace diversity: means respecting the contributions of coworkers who are unlike you.
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When employers value their employees
• Fewer lawsuits• Morale is high• Creativity increases• Productivity increases• Quality workers are
attracted to the organization
• Decision-making process
• Decision-making speed improves
• More customers are reached
• Goodwill and positive ties are formed businesses and government groups
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Diversity, Rights, and Discrimination
• Discrimination: Treating people on a basis other than individual merit.
• Discrimination may also refer to excluding some people from a special treatment offered to others.
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Law & Discrimination • The major laws preserving workers rights
in the workplace are:
• The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• The Equal Pay Act of 1963
• The 1964 Civil Rights Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
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Laws & Discrimination
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990
• The 1991 Civil Rights Act
• The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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Law & Discrimination
• Fair Labor Standards Act: forbids unfair treatment of employees by employers, it was established in 1938.
• It established minimum wage
• It established hours worked for overtime
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Law & Discrimination
• The Equal Pay Act of 1963: A man and a woman will be paid the same amount of $ for the same job.
• It was established in 1963
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Law & Discrimination
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967: banned unfair treatment of workers age 40 and older.
• It was established in 1967
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Law & Discrimination
• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: allowed the awarding of criminal penalties to employers who discriminated against US citizens born outside the country
• It was established in 1986
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Law & Discrimination
• The 1964 Civil Rights Act: banned employment discrimination on the basis of face, color, religion, sex, or national origin
• It was established in 1964
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Law & Discrimination
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990: law prohibiting discrimination of individuals with disabilities involving employment, government services, and transportation.
• It was established in 1990
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Law & Discrimination
• The 1991 Civil Rights Act: strengthened the ban against discrimination of races and sexes
• Law was established in 1991
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Law & Discrimination
• There are 2 federal offices that do most of the work are:
The office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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Law & Discrimination
• OFCCP – actively seeks out cases of discrimination by monitoring contractors who hold federal contracts
• EEOC- investigates charges of discrimination brought to it by individual workers and groups of employees
• http://www.eeoc.gov
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Types of Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Racial Discrimination
• Color Discrimination
• National Origin Discrimination
• Language Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Discriminating against people w/ disabilities
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Types of Discrimination
• Age Discrimination
• Height & Weight Discrimination
• Discrimination based on sexual orientation
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• Sexual Harassment generally means unwelcome or unwanted advances, requests for favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
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Sexual Harassment
• There are 2 basic types of sexual harassment defined by EEOC:
• Quid pro quo harassment: occurs when one person makes unwelcome sexual advances toward another while promising certain benefits if the person complies.
• Such as: promise of promotion or pay raise, etc.
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Sexual Harassment
• Hostile environment harassment: is behavior that makes an atmosphere uncomfortable enough to interfere with a person’s performance
• Inappropriate remarks, unwanted staring or touching
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Sexual Harassment
• Not Until 1986 was sexual harassment considered unlawful.
• Civil Rights Act of 1991 further strengthened victim’s rights by allowing victims a trial by jury
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Identifying Sexual Harassment
• Is it sexual in nature?
• Does it violate my employer’s written sexual harassment policy?
• Is it offensive to me? Unwelcomed?
• Does it interfere with my work performance?
• Does the harasser know that I want it stopped?
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Facing Sexual Harassment or Discrimination
Discouraging the Behavior:
• Become familiar with your rights to a workplace free of illegal behavior.
• Know your company’s policy and reporting procedure
• Be businesslike at all times
• Make your intentions clear and correct any misinterpretations
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Facing Sexual Harassment or Discrimination
Taking Action:
• Tell the aggressor to STOP
• Keep detailed records
• Report the offense