Ch. 3 Providing EEO and a Safe Workplace

Question 1

What is Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)?

Answer 1

The condition in which all individuals have an equal chance for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.

Question 2

What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?

Answer 2

Agency of the Department of Justice charged with enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other antidiscrimination laws.

Question 3

What is Affirmative Action?

Answer 3

An organizations active effort to find opportunities to hire or promote people in a particular group.

Question 4

what is Disability?

Answer 4

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, its a physical or mental impairment the limits one or more major life activities.

Question 5

What is the EEO-1 report?

Answer 5

the EEO’s employer information report, which details the number of females and minorities employed in 9 different job categories.

Question 6

What is the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures?

Answer 6

Guidelines issued by the EEOC and other agencies to identify how an organization should develop and administer select its employees to not violated antidiscrimination laws.

Question 7

What is the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)?

Answer 7

Agency responsible for enforcing the executive orders that cover companies doing business with the federal government.

Question 8

What is Disparate Treatment?

Answer 8

Differing treatment of individuals, where the differences are based on the individuals race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status.

Question 9

What is Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)?

Answer 9

A necessary qualification for performing a job.

Question 10

What is Disparate Impact?

Answer 10

A condition in which employment practices are seemingly neutral but disproportionately exclude a protected group from employment opportunities.

Question 11

What is the Four-Fifths Rule?

Answer 11

Rule of thumb that provides evidence of potential discrimination if an organizations hiring rate for a minority group is less than four-fifths the hiring rate for the majority group.

Question 12

What is Reasonable Accommodation?

Answer 12

An employers obligation to do something to enable an otherwise qualified person to perform a job.

Question 13

What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)?

Answer 13

Law authorizing the federal government to establish and enforce occupational safety and health standards for place of employment engaging in interstate commerce.

Question 14

Who are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?

Answer 14

Agency responsible for inspecting employers, applying safety and health standards, and levying fines for violations.

Question 15

What are Right-to-Know Laws?

Answer 15

Laws that require employers to provide employees with information about the health risks associated with exposure to substances considered hazardous.

Question 16

What is Job Hazard Analysis Technique?

Answer 16

Safety promotion technique that involves breaking down a job into basic elements, then rating each element for its potential for harm or injury.

Question 17

What is Technic of Operations Review (TOR)?

Answer 17

Method of promoting safety by determining which specific element of a job led to a past accident.

Question 18

Explain how the 3 branches of government regulated HRM.

Answer 18

1. Legislative Branch develops laws
2. Executive Branch establishes agencies to enforce the laws by publishing regulations
3. Judicial Branch hears cases and interprets law.

Question 19

Identify the federal agencies that enforce equal employment opportunity, and describe the role of each.

Answer 19

1. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing most EEO laws. it investigates and resolves complaints, gathers info, and issues guidelines.
2. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Procedures (OFCCP) is responsible for enforcing executive orders that call for affirmative action by companies who do business with the federal government. Monitors affirmative action plans and takes action against companies that fail to comply.

Question 20

Describe ways employers can avoid illegal discrimination and provide reasonable accommodation.

Answer 20

1. By avoiding disparate treatment of job applicants and employees.
2. Companies can develop and enforce EEO policy and demonstrate a high value for diversity.
3. Affirmative action may correct past discrimination, but quota-based activities can result in charges of reverse discrimination.
4. Provide reasonable accommodations. recognize the needs based on individuals religion, disability (i.e. adjusting schedules, dress code, making work place more accessible, and restructuring jobs).

Question 21

Explain employers duties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Answer 21

1. Provide employees employment free from recognized safety and health hazards.
2. Inform employees of health hazards.
3. Post records of accidents and illnesses
4. Comply with NIOSH standards about specific hazards.