COM 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Organizational Communication, Society 1
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Your interests and hobbies: your talents, aptitudes, and achievements xi. A job description defines the position in terms of its content and scope: job descriptions may include information on job duties, working conditions, extent of supervision required, understand the company. Researching the company beforehand shows initiative: understand the field. This law prevents employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin: equal pay act. This act, passed in 1963, prevents unequal pay for men and women for equal work: pregnancy discrimination act. This law makes it illegal to discriminate, either through hiring or promotion, based on pregnancy or related medical issues: age discrimination act. According to this law, employers cannot refuse to hire applicants who are 40 years of age or older because of age alone: the americans with disabilities act. View battle as a competition and make advances: compromise. Negotiate away some of your position equally: accommodation. Set aside your views and accept those of others: collaboration.
