Soc 315 week 4

1. Individual Assignment: EEOC Presentation

• Resource: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) website
• Explore the EEOC website (http://www.eeoc.gov) to learn more about the organization.
• Click the About the EEOC link and select Newsroom. Select a press release about an employee lawsuit published within the last 6 months.
• Search the Internet to find at least one news item about this lawsuit. The news item has to be selected either from a newspaper or a news bulletin in the state in which the incident occurred. Remember, an article on the issue is not a news item.
• Write a 1,050 word paper that includes the following:

• A description of the compliance issue that led to the lawsuit and its ramifications for the organization.
• A brief summary of the functions of the EEOC in one paragraph.
• The EEOC’s role in this lawsuit.
• Whether or not this lawsuit promotes social change; justify your reasoning
• A comparison of the EEOC press release to the news item. What accounts for the differences?
• Strategies you would implement, if you were a senior manager of this company, to ensure future compliance and inclusion in the multicultural workplace.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines