COB 218 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Prima Facie, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Protected Group

• School: JMU
• Department: College of Business
• Course: COB 218
• Professor: Kenneth Alger

Document Summary

Title vii of the civil rights act: prohibits discrimination against employees, applicants, & union members on the basis of race. Color, national origin, religion, or gender at any stage of employment. Equal employment opportunity commission: monitors compliance with the title vii. Disparate treatment discrimination: results when an employer intentionally discriminates against employees who are members of protected class. Prima facie case: sufficient evidence has been proved: member of a protected class, applied and qualified for the job, rejected by employer, filled position with a person not in protected class. Disparate impact discrimination: when a protected group of people is adversely affected by an e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)e(cid:396)"s p(cid:396)a(cid:272)ti(cid:272)es, p(cid:396)o(cid:272)edu(cid:396)es, o(cid:396) tests. Reverse discrimination: also p(cid:396)ejudi(cid:272)e; dis(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) agai(cid:374)st (cid:862)(cid:373)ajo(cid:396)it(cid:455)(cid:863) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals. Reasonable accommodation: ex. not working on sabbath. Undue hardship: ex. cant switch shifts with others. Constructive discharge: o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396)s (cid:449)he(cid:374) the e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)e(cid:396) (cid:272)auses the e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)ee"s (cid:449)o(cid:396)ki(cid:374)g (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)s to (cid:271)e so i(cid:374)tole(cid:396)a(cid:271)le that a (cid:396)easo(cid:374)a(cid:271)le pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) i(cid:374) the e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)ee"s positio(cid:374) (cid:449)ould feel (cid:272)o(cid:373)pelled to (cid:395)uit.