EEOC Presentation

EEOC Presentation

Introduction

United States of America has framed employment laws to protect the rights of employees. With the changing dynamics of the world, the legislation has revised employment policies to address current issues. Rapid globalization has raised a lot of employment issues that did not exist earlier. Today, every state has international employers & employees. That is why; there is a need to institutionalize the best employment practices. A workplace environment can be a subject of discrimination. For that matter, there are many state laws that safeguard the rights of employees in a workplace environment. The ultimate goal is to protect employees from discrimination of all kinds (like sex, race, age etc) and provide equal opportunities of growth & development. The essay presents an account on the functioning of U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The write up aims to explore the services of this commission associated to facilitating the employment law suits. There is a need to investigate the role of EEOC in safe guarding employees' rights. In this regard, the essay discusses a recent employment law suit. The discussion begins with the functions of EEOC, followed by analysis of a workplace discrimination case.

Discussion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC was founded in the year 1965. Since then, the commission focuses on eliminating illegal discrimination among employees in organizations. The commission holds the responsibility of enforcing the federal laws and safeguards employees & applicants from discrimination. The commission makes sure that nobody has to face discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, color, ethnicity, and disability. The commission works to prevent workplace discrimination through populating technical & educational programs. EEOC exercise the authority to inspect allegations of discrimination against employers. The authority assesses the charges & develops findings. EEOC works to settle allegations. If settlement does not occur, then EEOC has all the powers to file a lawsuit. Besides, EEOC offers technical assistance programs to various agencies. It provides guidance over the equal employment opportunity programs. The commission distributes informative training material to help people understand implications of the federal laws (Zimmerman, 2003). Necessary guidance is provided to the judges who deal with complaints. EEOC has its headquarter in Washington DC. However, there are many service offices spread across the country (www.eeoc.gov).

Disability Discrimination Law Suit: EEOC vs. Dillards Inc.

EEOC filed the disability discrimination law suit against Dillard's Inc. Dillard's Inc. is a local chain of departmental store. The company has a strict policy of approving leaves for employees. An employee had to disclose confidential medical information to obtain approval for sick leaves. The company terminated a group of employees who took sick leaves beyond the allowed time. This act of company violated the laws of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). EEOC filed the law suit on behalf of Corina Scott, a former Dillard's employee. Scott was working at the cosmetic counter in the departmental store. She was absent for four days on account of health issues. The company fired Scott & others. The company fired others because they refused to disclose their ...