EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & HRM
Before you start this assignment, be sure that you are familiar with the following laws and their amendments:
Americans with Disabilities Act (Click on the link for a brief overview.)
Title VII-specifically Religious Accommodation in this module. (Click on the link for a brief overview.)
"Reasonable Accommodation" and "Undue Hardship" (Click on the link for a brief overview.)
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Click on the link for a brief overview.)
There are primarily two U.S. governmental agencies responsible for enforcing EEO laws. They are the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In this assignment we will focus on the EEOC, and in Module 2 we will look at the OFCCP.
Integrate your responses to the following as you prepare your paper:
Under law, employers must meet reasonable accommodation expectations concerning religion and disability.
What, specifically and succinctly, are these expectations?
Who enforces these expectations?
Provide two specific private sector workplace examples of reasonable accommodations from your readings/research (stating employers by name) one for religion and one for disability.
Bring in at least 3 TUI library sources plus any applicable background readings to help strengthen your discussion.
Submit your paper by the module due date. The paper should be 2-3 pages, not counting the cover and reference pages.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of the relevant issues and HRM actions, drawing on your background reading and research.
Information Literacy: Evaluate resources and select only library/Web-based resources that provide reliable, substantiated information.
Give authors credit for their work. Cite sources of borrowed information in the body of your text as footnotes or numbered end notes, or use APA style of referencing.
Prepare a paper that is professionally presented (including a cover page, a list of references, headings/subheadings, and a strong introduction and conclusion). Proofread carefully for grammar, spelling and word-usage errors.