Legal Regulations and Issues in the Workplace
Legal Regulations and Issues in the Workplace
1
Legal Regulations and Issues in the Workplace
2
Sexual Harassment
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
explains
Sexual
harassment
is
a
form
of
sexual
discrimination.
Federal
law
as
well
as
various
state
fair-‐employment
laws
prohibit
employers
with
15
or
more
employees
from
treating
members
of
one
sex
or
race
differently
from
members
of
the
opposite
sex
or
another
race
in
terms,
conditions,
or
privileges
of
employment.
The
statutory
and
regulatory
laws
govern
the
entire
employment
process
from
pre-‐employment
activities
such
as
recruiting,
through
an
employee's
career
with
the
organization,
including
termination.
The
prohibition
against
sex
discrimination
imposes
responsibility
upon
employers
to
afford
their
employees
an
environment
free
from
sexual
harassment
and
from
the
fear
that
it
may
occur.
The
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission
(EEOC)
can
file
lawsuits
on
behalf
of
victims
of
sexual
harassment,
women
who
take
their
accusations
to
court
face
even
bigger
obstacles
than
mere
public
disapproval.
The
legal
process
is
long
and
cumbersome
-‐
it
can
be
years
from
the
first
complaint
to
the
final
verdict
and
in
the
meanwhile,
the
woman
is...