MGT 467 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Protected Group, Punitive Damages
Document Summary
Address pay inequities between men and women requiring equal pay for equal work. Exceptions allowed for differences based on seniority, merit, or performance. Jobs considered equivalent, or substantially, similar, when require similar skill, effort, and responsibility in the same organization, and performed under similar conditions. Sex segregation - men typically work with other men and women typically work with other women. Gender role socialization - process where social entities form and shape expectations of acceptable behaviors and jobs for men and women. Title vii of the civil rights act of 1964. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin in employment-related matters. Disparate treatment (intentional discrimination) - occurs when an employee is treated differently because of membership in a protected class. Disparate/adverse impact - occurs when an apparently neutral, evenly applied, job policy or employment practice has a negative effect on the employment of people belonging to protected classes.
