Discrimination-Free Workplace
Learning objectives
- State what constitutes employment discrimination.
- Identify the federal discrimination laws in place to protect individual workers'; rights.
- Recognize the importance of promoting a discrimination-free workplace.
Course overview
This lesson will expand your awareness of issues relating to discrimination in the workplace and practical considerations for avoiding discriminatory practices, including discrimination associated with race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identification, political ideology, medical condition, sensory, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 14 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- Tier: 2
- Course ID: 174
English, Spanish, French Canadian, Korean, Russian, Thai, Chinese (Simplified), German, Hindi, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese
Course Outline
- What Is Discrimination?
- Discrimination and the Law
Regulations
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
- Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, Public Law No. 110-233, 122 Stat. 881 (GINA)
- The Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964