HRMN 408 WEEK 3: Employment Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace

LEARNING RESOURCES:

(Note: Students many need to manually copy link or manually open the link into a new tab to access some external/governmental websites)

1. Employment Discrimination

An overview of the some of the key employment discrimination laws that have been enacted by Congress.

Link: http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/employment_discrimination  

2. What is Race Discrimination?

This link provides a good explanation of two different theories of discrimination--disparate impact and disparate treatment.

Link: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fighting-race-national-origin-discrimination-29672.html               

3. Dealing with Sexual Harassment

This resource provides a practical step-by-step approach to handling claims of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Link: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fighting-sexual-harassment-29532.html  

4. Getting Hired with a Disability

If an applicant has a qualified disabling condition, what are the best strategies to obtain the position he or she really wants?

Link: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/getting-hired-with-disability-30136.html  

5. Reasonable Accommodations for Religious Beliefs

While an employer is required to accommodate religious beliefs, are there limits to the employer's obligation? And do some requested accommodations create an "undue hardship?"

Link: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/reasonable-accommodation-religious-beliefs.html  

6. EEOC Compliance Manual – Religious Discrimination

This manual provides an insider's view to investigating claims of religious discrimination.

 Link: https://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/religion.html

7. EEOC Guidelines - National Origin Discrimination

Defining national origin discrimination, which differs somewhat from racial discrimination. 

Link: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/national-origin-guidance.cfm  

8. EEOC Guidelines on Age Discrimination

The guidelines look at age discrimination from several different viewpoints.

https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/age_guidance.cfm  

Additional Resources

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fighting-sexual-harassment-29532.html

https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/lgbt_examples_decisions.cfm

https://www.blr.com/HR-Employment/Discrimination/Sexual-Harassment-in-Indiana

https://scholarship.law.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2259&context=lawreview

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fighting-race-national-origin-discrimination-29672.html