PPT-Federal Discrimination Laws

WELCOME Federal Discrimination Laws 2 Introduction There are numerous federal laws that prohibit employers including employment agencies and unions from discriminating in employment based on race color religion sex including pregnancy gender identity and expression and sexual orientation national origin disability age or genetic information . In Massachusetts those laws are set forth in a complex statutory framework that can be difficult to interpret and that causes much confusion among employ ers Among the questions that employ ers struggle with are Can I open on Sunday Do I need to pro on . the basis of disability. Module 5. Understand how discrimination on the basis of disability manifests itself. Recognize different forms of discrimination against persons with disabilities. Understand the link between non-discrimination and equality. Chapter 9 Section 3. Prejudice. Widely held negative attitudes toward a group and its individual members. Can be both minority and majority. Racism. Extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one group over others. Discrimination is where someone is treated unfairly because of there race, what they believe in, or just generally them as a person. The types of discrimination are : . Sex discrimination . Pregnancy discrimination. What . Supervisors Need . to Know. Session Objectives. You will be able to:. Recognize . illegal discrimination and workplace harassment. Differentiate between the two main kinds of harassment. Understand and follow workplace policy. Susan Timberlake. Chief, Human Rights and Law Division. UNAIDS Secretariat. Geneva. Exploring the intersection. Discrimination (unfair treatment). Stigma . (attitudes). Criminalisation . (laws & practices). Prof.. . Dr.. Murat Yulek. Market structures. There are different market structures with varying effects on the consumer and total welfare of the society such as . Competitive markets. Oligopolistic markets. Sex discrimination. When you are treated unfairly or harassed because you are a woman or a man. Pregnancy discrimination. When you are treated unfairly or harassed or not given the same opportunities because you are pregnant. Prejudice, Racism, and Discrimination. A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices…. William James. . The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudices…. 10.11.2016. 01. Welcome. Lindsey Reynolds, senior solicitor, Equality and Human Rights Commission, GB. 10.11.2016. 02. What we will cover …. Introduction to the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Chapter 14. Outline. Price Discrimination. Price Discrimination is Common. Is Price Discrimination Bad?. Tying and Bundling. 2. Introduction. The anti-aids drug Combivir sells for $0.50/pill in Africa and $12.50/pill in Europe. . AMAKA NGO. L. egislation . against discrimination. sex. , . racial . or ethnic origin, . religion . or belief. ,. disability. , . age . or sexual . orientatio. n. The . prohibition of discrimination is a fundamental principle of the European Union. . Audra H. Nelson, M.S. 2009. Learning Objectives. By the end of this module, students will be able to:. Define adverse impact discrimination and perform the legally accepted calculation to discern if it exists in a given situation.. act of 2002. . No FEAR Act. What Does This Training Mean to You. ?.  . . The No FEAR Act is intended to reduce the incidence of workplace discrimination within the federal government by making agencies and departments more accountable. .