Workplace Diversity Flashcards
Goal of workplace diversity
Promote awareness and encourage acceptance.
Describe strategies to create a positive and accepting work environment.
Highlight step to take should discrimination occur.
What is workplace diversity?
Acknowledging similarities and differences. Which include age, class, ethnicity, gender, physical characteristics, rave, sexual orientation, and religion.
An employee grows tired of her coworkers cracking racially offensive jokes. She goes to her supervisor to notify him about the situation, however, she fears her coworkers will shun her if they find out she complained about them. She tells her supervisor that she doesn’t want him to act on her complaint and that she just wants him to be aware of what’s going on in the office. What do you believe would be the supervisor’s best course of action in this scenario?
Explain to the complainant that he cannot promise to just listen and be aware of the situation, because he has an obligation to take action.
How to promote workplace respect?
Find common ground
Take caution in political discussions
Code of conduct
Workplace diversity program
Inclusion
Open environment
Diversity training
Take charges seriously
The company “code of conduct” must clearly spell out the need to have diversity when it comes to promoting diversity, policies must be written, distributed.
True
Which of the following Acts prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector?
Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
How many employees minimum must private employers have to receive benefits from the adea act?
20
You overhear your coworker repeating a comedy routine of a famous comedian that includes racial slurs and you are offended. What is the best course of action?
Approach your boss about the incident and provide clear examples of what has happened.
Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs):
Uphold discrimination laws and handle charges at the state and local levels that may be covered by the EEOC.
If the EEOC cannot find evidence to support a case that discrimination occurred, they must explain this to the charging party. A notice of this decision is issued, which closes the case. At this point, the charging party has _________ days to file a lawsuit on their own behalf.
90 days
_________ among employees is an essential element of any workplace diversity program.
Healthy communication
What is the time limit of filing a charge of discrimination?
180 days
How does EEOC handle employment discrimination charges?
The EEOC notifies the employer and begins an investigation.
For age discrimination employment act (ADEA) charges, only state laws extend the filing limit to _______ days.
300
Of the following, it’s illegal to discriminate against an individual because of ______[[.
Gender
