LGST 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Boca Raton, Florida

• School: University of Denver
• Department: Business Ethics &Legal Studies
• Course: LGST 2000
• Professor: Scantland Brittany

Document Summary

O title 7 against discrimination by race, color, national origin religion and gender. O employers affecting interstate commerce with fifteen or more employees. O enforced by eeoc (equal employment opportunity commission) O disparate impact protected group is affected w/o purpose. O plaintiff must show a link between the employer"s practices. O pool of applicants: % protected class applying > actual and the discriminatory effect: representation of that class in workforce. O rate of hiring: compares selection rate for members of a protected class against non protected class (80% rule) O plaintiff must identify the protected class characteristic relevant to the case. O the employer continued to consider candidates or selected someone with contrasting protected class characteristics. O employer needs evidence of a legitimate and non-discriminatory. O plaintiff then gets to try to show pretext motive. O employer"s reason has no basis in fact. Discrimination based on race, color and national origin never okay.