Title: Lecture Materials: (CU1 M1) Equal Employment Opportunity
Course: SkillsCom BA 224 15.1 > Section: Credit Unit 1 Module 1

- US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Equal Employment Opportunity

This Video explores equal opportunity and federal law. The EEOC discusses laws that workers have.

Additional Content to Review:
- Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act states that an employer cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Title VII bars discrimination on the part of most employers both public and private with 15 or more employees. Sexual orientation is not directly addressed under the law.
- The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1791) states that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law." The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) outlawed slavery, and courts have held that it bars racial discrimination.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.

The US Equal Opportunity Commission (Webpage)

The article below discusses the various forms of discrimination.

Types of Discrimination- US Equal Opportunity Commission (Webpage)